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Christmas Sugar Cookies
Melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookie recipe.
By valeriefender
2010-12-27 17:59:09
These are delicious whether dressed simply with a sprinkling of colored sugar or frosted with icing.
| Prep time | 9 minutes |
| Cooking time | 35 minutes |
| Servings | 16 - 24 |
Ingredients
3 cups gluten free flour (see notes*)
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp almond (or flavoring of your choice)
1 cup margarine
*Note 1 – The recipe author makes her own gluten free flour by combining 2/3 part garfava bean flour, 1/2 part sorghum flour, 1 part cornstarch, 1 part tapioca flour.
*Note 2 – You can also make your own gluten free flour by combining 4 cups rice flour, 4 cups bean flour, 4 cups potato starch, 2 cups tapioca flour, and 7 tsp guar gum.
Instructions
1 – Sift flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
2 – Cut in margarine.
3 – Beat eggs; add sugar and almond; mix well.
4 – Pour egg mixture into flour mixture and mix well by hand.
5 – Chill at least 15 minutes (several days is also ok).
6 – Roll out to desired thickness on floured surface and cut into shapes.
7 – Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes.
Optional – Decorate with colored sugar before baking, or if you prefer, after baked and cooled frost and then sprinkle with colored sugar, etc.
| Category | Dessert |
| Cuisine | North American |
| Diet Choices | Gluten-free |
| Tags | Bean flour christmas cookies Garfava bean flour Gluten-free flour Guar gum holidays Potato starch Sorghum flour Tapioca flour Tapioca starch White rice flour |
