Gluten Free Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe
This Gluten Free Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe makes soft, tender gluten-free sugar cookies with lightly crisp edges and a classic sugar-cookie flavor. Made with basic gluten free ingredients, these sugar cookies are easy to mix, quick to bake, and perfect for everyday treats or special occasions!
- Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
1/3 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup dairy free milk (rice or soy)
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/3 tsp. baking soda
2 cups gluten free all purpose flour
1 teaspoon xanthan gum (only if not already included in the flour blend)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the sugar, shortening, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the dairy-free milk and vinegar; mix well.
- Add the baking powder, baking soda, gluten-free flour, and xanthan gum (if needed). Mix until smooth.
- Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing cookies about 3 inches apart.
- Wet fingers and gently press each cookie flat to about ¾-inch thickness.
- Place a drop or two of water on the top of each cookie and spread around. Then sprinkle sugar on top.
- Bake for 5–10 minutes, just until set. Do not overbake.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on the cookie sheet before removing.
Notes
- For extra softness, remove cookies while they still look slightly underbaked in the center.
- These cookies firm up as they cool, so resist moving them too soon.
- Once cooled, they’re great plain or topped with glaze or frosting.
