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Looking for a gluten free sugar cookie recipe that is soft, chewy and made with no xanthan gum or refined sugar? This easy recipe is made with Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour and is perfect for your holiday cookies.

Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Recipe

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How to Bake with Gluten Free Flour

Baking with gluten free flour can be tricky! There are many options for gluten free baking.

A few gluten free flour options include:

almond flour
coconut flour
buckwheat flour
sorghum flour
arrowroot flour
brown rice flour

I’d be lying if I said baking with gluten free flour came easy for me! I’ve had my fair share of messes when I try to bake with almond flour!

When I’m looking to bake with gluten free flour, the no fail approach for me has been to use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour.

The gluten free to all purpose flour ratio is just like the label says, one to one. This flour has made gluten free baking so much easier for me.

Looking to make your own DIY gluten free flour blend? Check out this recipe from the Minimalist Baker.

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Refined Sugar Free Baking

Another benefit of this gluten free sugar cookie recipe is that the cookie is free of refined sugar! By substituting coconut flour for processed white flour, we’ve eliminated refined sugars from this recipe.

During the holidays the onslaught of sugar can lead to headaches, low energy, bloating and a host of other issues! I prefer to swap out coconut sugar that helps to reduce the symptoms associated with eating too much refined sugar.

How to Make Gluten Free Sugar Cookies

Here are a few tools you may need to create deliciously chewy, soft gluten free sugar cookies.

Gluten Free Sugar Cookie

Looking for a gluten free sugar cookie recipe that is soft, chewy and made with no xanthan gum or refined sugar? This easy recipe is made with Bob's Red Mill gluten free flour and is perfect for your holiday cookies.

Servings 48

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups Gluten Free Baking Flour Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups butter
2 cups coconut sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup coconut sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. In a bowl sift together dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt) and set aside.
Combine butter and two cups of sugar in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add in vanilla
Add dry ingredients in three parts. Scrape the sides of bowl each time and mix until just blended.
Using a mini cookie scooper, scoop out 48 balls. Roll each ball in coconut sugar and place onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move to a cooling rack to cool.

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