A DASH OF MEGNUT'S
GLUTEN-FREE GINGERBREAD COOKIES

RECIPE

Serves: 24 / Preparation Time: 30 Minutes / Cooking Time: 8-10 Minutes

A DASH OF MEGNUT`S GLUTEN-FREE GINGERBREAD COOKIES

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

  1. 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
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and brown sugar for 2-3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed
  3. Slowly add the flour mixture, mixing in between each addition, until no more streaks of flour remain
  4. Turn the dough out onto parchment paper or plastic wrap and pat into a disk. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours until chilled
  5. Once chilled, preheat the oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Bake at 350F for 9-10 minutes, until the cookies are fragrant and the center of the cookie no longer looks shiny
  9. Let sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to finish cooling
  10. Once cooled, decorate cookies as desired
Courtesy of Megan Hastings | @ADashOfMegnut | adashofmegnut.com
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