Created by Kim in the nourish + flex kitchen
I’m a pretty good baker, but not always the best decorator! It would be beneficial if I worked on my artistic skills. I wanted to make my teenagers sugar cookies for Christmas, so I started experimenting. I found an old recipe and changed wheat flour to gluten-free flour and cut the sugar down. I also made a few other adjustments. I’m really happy with how they turned out. I hope you find this recipe as simple as I did.
Ingredients: (makes 24-30 cookies)
½ cup granulated sugar
1 stick salted butter
2 eggs (room temperature)
2 Tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp cinnamon
Lemon zest from ½ a lemon
2 cups gluten-free flour (I used King Arthur measure for measure)
Instructions:
*In a large bowl or stand mixer cream together sugar and butter until fluffy.
*Add eggs, milk, and vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture.
*Add cinnamon, flour, and lemon zest and incorporate completely.
*Place dough in refrigerator for 45 minutes.
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
*Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
*Place dough on a floured counter, board, or other surface.
*Add flour to the top of dough and knead a few times until it’s a workable ball.
*Use a rolling pin and roll the dough to ¼” thickness.
*Use cookie cutters of your choice and begin cutting out dough.
*Place on cookie sheet and bake for 10 – 12 minutes (ovens vary.)
*Cool on a wire rack.
*Put dough in the refrigerator or freezer in between batches.
Icing:
½ stick salted butter
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp ½ & ½
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
*Cream butter and powdered sugar with a mixer.
*Add ½ & ½ and vanilla extract.
*Stir with a spatula and mix again.
Once cookies have cooled, you can begin frosting them. I sprinkled green and red sugar for the Christmas holidays, but I’m planning on using this recipe for other holidays. I’m on the hunt for a healthier option for sprinkles that don’t contain artificial colors and ingredients.
Once frosting has set, place cookies in an airtight container (I used parchment paper in between layers.)
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