In making gluten free gingerbread cookies, the trick is to have a very stiff dough and chill the dough to prevent spreading during baking. This dough is high in starch, making a soft (a bit chewy) cookie. If you like them crispy, I suggest using a higher rice flour to starch ratio and skip the baking powder. I chose to make a softer gluten free gingerbread cookie because my survey on Facebook resulted in more soft than crispy votes, and I cannot resist a soft or chewy cookie. I hope you enjoy this gluten free gingerbread cookies recipe. You do not need to be an artist to decorate them. I am certainly not. Yet they taste just as good. They are so fun to make. Have some fun today and get started. My great nieces and nephews loved them!
UPDATE – December 16, 2014: I recently made a gluten free gingerbread house that tasted incredible! You can make soft cookies out of them if you bake them at 350ºF instead of 375ºF. Check out the recipe here.
UPDATE – March 15, 2018: I increased the xanthan gum in this recipe from 1 teaspoon xanthan gum to 1-1/4.
If you like your gluten free gingerbread cookies a bit soft, this is the perfect recipe. It is sturdy enough to hold without breaking, yet soft.
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I used very little butter, afraid any more would make the spread, but each time I make them I will add an additional tablespoon of butter to make them more chewier. Try just one tablespoon yourself and increase as desired.
If you have left over dough, but it's not enough to make another gingerbread shape, try using a smaller cookie cutter, as seen in the photo above (an ornament).
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Epic fail. The dough is so sticky that it can't be used for shaped cookies. I tried rolling between plastic wrap, wax paper and parchment paper, but the dough sticks to all to some degree. Once you cut the shapes, you can't get them off the paper and onto the cookie sheet without massive shape distortion, if at all. I chilled the dough overnight, and even re-chilled in the freezer after rolling to 1/8 inch thickness. None of this helped. I bake GF all the time and am willing to take on a baking challenge, but in this case 'm moving on to other gingerbread cookie recipes.
Karen,
I'm sorry you experienced a disaster. Did you use my flour blend recipe which calls for "superfine" white rice flour? Superfine is not the same as regular rice flour. In addition, I used a silicone baking mat and the dough did not stick at all. Perhaps you can try this instead.
Carla
I am looking forward to making these this week, I love gingerbread and am exited to share with my (3 and 5 y/o) friends whose mommy is just learning to cook GF for them
It is a tradition in my family to make a gingerbread house at christmas. I enjoy doing this but I am tired of wearing gloves and never being able to eat any of the house once completed. How do you suggest I change up your receipt here to make a harder cookie that will not fold or bend in the construction of a house?