Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cutout Cookies
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cutout Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 191 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 36. If you have shortening, cinnamon candies, betty rice flour blend, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Instructions
In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and molasses with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed, or mix with spoon. Beat in egg until blended. In medium bowl, stir together flour blend, baking soda, xanthan gum, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves and nutmeg. Stir dry ingredients into sugar mixture. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
Heat oven to 375°F. On work surface sprinkled with flour blend, roll half of dough at a time 1/8 inch thick. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.)
Cut with 2 1/2-inch gingerbread boy or girl cookie cutter dipped into flour blend.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set.
Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool completely, about 15 minutes.
In small microwavable bowl, microwave white vanilla baking chips and shortening uncovered on Medium-High (70%) 1 minute; stir. Microwave 15 seconds at a time until mixture can be stirred smooth.
Place in decorating bag fitted with small round tip. Pipe on cookies as desired, and decorate with candies.