Sugar cookies are one of my favorite holiday treats to bake. While I love my classic rolled sugar cookie recipe, I also recently experimented with a dairy-free version using coconut oil in place of the butter. Because I am hosting a Thanksgiving party in a few days for my homeschooling groups, I recently came up with a gluten-free version to accommodate the children in my groups who do not eat gluten.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of white sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup of whole milk
• 1 cup of multi-purpose gluten-free flour
• 1 cup of coconut flour
• 1 cup of soy flour
• water
• colored sugar

Directions

1. Cream together the sugar and butter.
2. Add the vanilla, egg, and milk.
3. In a separate bowl, stir together the flours.
4. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
5. Sprinkle water on the mixture until a dough ball forms. The dough should be not too wet but not too dry.
6. Preheat the oven to 375°.
7. Roll the sugar cookie dough into one-inch balls.
8. Flatten the dough balls.
9. Cut the dough using cookie cutters.
10. Place the cookies on an ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheet.
11. Sprinkle the unbaked cookies with colored sugar.
12. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden.
13. Allow the cookies to cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheet.
14. Allow the cookies to cool thoroughly.
15. Store the gluten-free cookies in an airtight container.

 

 

 

 

Image Credits

Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies Recipe © 2016 Heather Johnson
Butter and Sugar for Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson
Adding the Egg and Vanilla to the Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson
Adding the Milk to the Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson
Flours for the Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson
Dough for Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson
Unbaked Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson
Baking the Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies © 2016 Heather Johnson