We decided to make some gluten free Christmas cookies with the boys tonight. The hard part was tying to figure out how to decorate them since the boys don't get any unnatural food coloring. So I used blueberries and pomegranates in the icing. They came out really pretty if you ask me!!
RECIPE FOR SUGAR COOKIES:
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter (I use Earth Balance soy free)
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons gluten free vanilla
2 1/4 cups gluten free flour blend (see my other post on gluten free flour blends)
1/4 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS:
Combine sugar and butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy, scraping bowl often, . Add egg yolks and vanilla and continue to beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add flour blend and salt; beat st low speed until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Refrigerating the dough is very important.
Heat oven to 350°F.
Roll the dough and make sure the surface is sprinkled lightly with gluten-free flour, roll to 1/4-inch thickness.. Roll out half at a time and make sure the other half is kept in the refrigerator. Cut with cookie cutters, we have some with many different shapes as you can see. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 2 minutes on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely and then it's time for the icing :)
ICING RECIPE
Blueberries
raspberries
powdered sugar
vanilla
I put each fruit, separately, in the blender and blended until smooth, then I strained it with a small strainer. I put it in the microwave for about 3 to 5 minutes, checking after every minute or so, to let it cook down a bit, the time depends on how much you have. Let it cool for about 5 minutes. Then I added about a tablespoon full of the fruit to a cup of powdered sugar and a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. If I had used raspberries and I wanted a lighter pink color, I would add some water with the fruit to lighten it. If you want white icing, don't add any fruit, just add water or almond milk.
Have a great time with the kids with this one, your kitchen will be a mess, but they will have made some wonderful Christmas memories with you!
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