Gluten-free sugar cookies (aka gluten-free cut-out cookies) that you can roll, cut out, and decorate to your heart's content! These holiday-friendly cookies are flavorful, buttery, and not overly sweet. With tested vegan and paleo options.
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Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies / Gluten-Free Holiday Cookies
Being Jewish, Christmas cookies were not much a part of my family's holiday traditions. Rugelach we had, but Santa hats decorated with sugar and sprinkles, not so much. We did, however, often keep a big, blue tin of buttery shortbread stashed in the kitchen come December.
When a few different readers requested a gluten-free cut-out cookie recipe recently, I decided to try converting my favorite gluten-free tart crust – which tastes like buttery shortbread – to a GF sugar cookie recipe. I doubled the recipe and added an egg. I chilled the dough, rolled it out, cut it with biscuit cutters, and baked.
When I popped a cookie in my mouth, I couldn't believe how much I loved the results. The familiar taste of those buttery cookies in the blue tin flooded my senses. Vanilla, a hit of salt, butter, and cookie dough kissed my palate. They were so addicting that we had to hide the cookies in the cupboard so we wouldn't munch them all in one sitting. (Jay's motto is "out sight, out of snout" when it comes to addictive foods like these cookies.)
