October is National Cookie Month! What a great excuse to make a batch, right? These gluten-free cookies are scrumptious! I love gluten free shortbread cookies probably because they have more butter than the average cookie recipe, but this recipe uses less butter and replaces it with a little nut flour. Enjoy!
Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter at room temperature
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup Italian chestnut flour (or replace with more almond flour)
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour
- 1/4 cup rice flour + extra for dusting
- 1/4 cup potato starch
- 1/4 cup tapioca starch
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (or guar gum if you have corn allergies)
- 1/2 teaspoon guar gum
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Nuts of your choice for topping cookies
- powdered sugar for dusting top of cookies (optional)
Instructions
- Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- Whisk all dry ingredients (except sugar and nuts) in a bowl and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream butter in mixer.
- Add sugar and cream thoroughly.
- Add egg and vanilla and blend well.
- Add dry ingredient mixture a little bit at a time and blend until combined.
- Refrigerate dough until it is firm enough to handle without being sticky, about 15 minutes.
- Using a measuring tablespoon, press some dough into the spoon and level off.
- Using your fingertips roll the dough out of the spoon and place them onto the cookie sheets, spacing 2 inches apart (12 per cookie sheet).
- Press down with the bottom of a glass to form discs and smooth out any cracks.
- Press nuts into the top of each cookie.
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until you notice the bottom edges slightly brown.
- Remove from oven.
- Allow to cool for about 1 minute or until you can comfortable pick them up without burning yourself.
- Remove cookies from cookie sheets and place on cooling rack until thoroughly cooled.
Tip
- Instead of pressing the cookie down with a glass you can leave it them as is and just place the nut firmly into the cookie dough. Bake about 14 minutes.
See all of our gluten free cookie recipes at http://glutenfreerecipebox.com/category/recipes/desserts/cookies
oh my i’ll be baking for christmas