A DASH OF MEGNUT'S
GLUTEN-FREE GINGERBREAD COOKIES
Serves: 24 / Preparation Time: 30 Minutes / Cooking Time: 8-10 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
For the filling
- 3 cups (423g) gluten-free flour blend, see notes
- 3/4 tsp xanthan gum, if your gluten-free blend does not already contain it
- 2 teaspoons (5g) ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon (3g) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (1g) ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon (1g) ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp (6g) kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 g) baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (160g) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (170g) molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the gluten-free flour blend, xanthan gum (if using), ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, kosher salt, and baking powder. Set aside
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and brown sugar for 2-3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed
- Slowly add the flour mixture, mixing in between each addition, until no more streaks of flour remain
- Turn the dough out onto parchment paper or plastic wrap and pat into a disk. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours until chilled
- Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats
- Dust your surface and rolling pin with additional gluten-free flour or confectioners' sugar. Roll out the cookie dough to ¼ inch thickness and cut with desired cookie cutters
- Place the cookie dough shapes onto the prepared baking pans, leaving about 1-2 inches in between each cookie. Keep remaining dough in the refrigerator or freezer if you are baking in batches
- Bake at 350F for 9-10 minutes, until the cookies are fragrant and the center of the cookie no longer looks shiny
- Let sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to finish cooling
- Once cooled, decorate cookies as desired