Favorite Gluten Free Christmas Cookies – with Paleo Option
Easy and less sugary than most cookies. Coconut sugar is used here, but brown sugar is excellent too, if your family can tolerate it. Makes a couple dozen cookies, more or less depending on how thick you like them. See notes below for organic and dye free sprinkle ideas. For a Paleo version, see substitutions below.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 24-36cookies | 40minutes |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 9-15minutes | 9-15minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1 and 3/4cups Bella Gluten Free Baking MixSubstitute Birch Benders pancake mix for Paleo version
- 1/4cup BirchBenders Paleo Pancake Mix
- 1/2cup almond flour
- 1/2tsp xanthan gum
- 1/8tsp salt
- 2sticks (1 cup) ghee or grass fed butterSubstitute casein free margarine if extreme dairy allergy
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugarSubstitute coconut or palm sugar for Paleo version
- 1tsp gluten free vanilla
- 2Tablespoons canned coconut milk mixed with egg yolkOptional for glazing cookies before baking
- 3/4cup sprinkles of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease two cookie sheets with coconut oil, and line with parchment paper.
- Place butter or ghee (at room temperature, not melted) in a stand mixer and cream until white. This may take a few minutes. Meanwhile, blend the flours, xanthan gum, and salt in a separate bowl and set aside.
- When butter is soft and white, add sugar, and continue beating til fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla, and stir in the dry ingredients. Keep mixing til you have a soft cookie dough.
- Lightly dust a counter top with GF (white rice flour will work better than brown rice) or Paleo flour (tapioca or manioc will work better than almond flour). Roll the dough out into a round that is 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick. If you like a golden glaze finish, brush with egg yolk and coconut milk (or heavy cream). Use cookie cutter rounds or holiday shaped cutters to cut cookies, and place on baking sheet. Dust with your choice of sprinkles, grated chocolate, or cinnamon.
- Roll leftover pieces out again, and repeat the process of cutting cookies, placing on sheet, and sprinkling with whatever you like. After cookies are on sheets, you can set raisins in each cookie if preferred.
- Bake for 9-18 minutes, depending on thickness. Don’t over bake. Edges will be light golden brown. Transfer to cooling rack. Once cooled, you may frost the cookies if you like.
Recipe Notes
Sprinkles are available dye free, organic, or plain old artificial everything – use what works in your house. If kids can tolerate these, an occasional exposure is something to let them enjoy and celebrate with friends and family!