Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
Classic and delicious gluten free gingerbread cookies that make perfect gingerbread men, snowflakes, and more! This molasses and ginger spiced holiday cookie is sure to please your friends and family.
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- Cookie cutters
- Stand mixer
- Pastry bag or parchment paper piping bag*
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature (1 stick)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- ½ orange, zested
- 1 large egg
- ½ t. vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cup Bob's Red Mill 1:1 All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- ½ t. baking soda
- ¼ t. baking powder
- 1 ½ t. ground ginger
- ½ t. ground cinnamon
- ¼ t. ground cloves
- ¼ t. ground allspice
- Royal icing for decorating*
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream butter, brown sugar, molasses, and orange zest for 3 minutes on medium speed.
- While the butter and sugar mixes measure all the dry ingredients into a medium bowl and stir together.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl with the butter and then add the egg and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until combined. The butter may look curdled and that is fine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the mixer and on low speed beat it together. Increase speed to medium just until a cookie dough forms.
- Using a spatula scrape the sticky ball of dough directly onto a large piece of saran wrap. Wrap it in the saran wrap and flatten into a rectangle disk. Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight. Do not skip this step.
- Once the dough is chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two sheet pans with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Flour a work surface and unwrap the chilled dough and place it in the center. Sprinkle with flour and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough ¼ inch thick. Place 8 gingerbread men spaced out on a sheet pan and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat until all the dough is gone.
- Allow cookies to set up for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Once cookies are completely cool decorate with royal icing.
Notes
*See equipment needed above to read about parchment paper cones
*This is the royal icing recipe I've always used.
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