Gluten-Free Christmas Sugar Cookies With Sprinkles

These gluten-free Christmas sugar cookies with baked-in sprinkles are so delicious, everyone will want a bite! With only a handful of pantry ingredients needed, baking these Christmas cookies will surely get you into the holiday spirit. Perfect for gifts, parties, platters or all for yourself. Don’t forget to leave some for Santa!

What’s Christmas without festive sugar cookies to bring to parties, give as gifts, and leave out for Santa?! This homemade recipe is beyond any cookie you’d find at the store. And baking them just really gets me into the holiday spirit! Bake these with your kids, friends, or partner while listening to Christmas music – it’s truly so much fun!

Main Ingredients Needed To Make Christmas Sugar Cookies With Sprinkles

• Butter – I used non-dairy butter to make these cookies dairy-free. Though whatever butter you use, make sure to soften it ahead of time!

• Sugar

• Egg

• Vanilla Extract

• Gluten-Free All Purpose Baking Flour – I use and love Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Baking Flour for all my gluten-free baking recipes.

• Salt

• Christmas Sprinkles – If you don’t celebrate Christmas, feel free to use your favorite holiday sprinkles instead!

Tips and Tricks

• Making the Dough: It’s easier if you use a stand mixer or handheld mixer. But, if you want, I think it’s fun to do it by hand, just might take some extra elbow grease!

• Make it Vegan: Okay, so usually I would swap the egg with a flax egg (1 tablespoon of ground flax meal mixed with warm water), but Bob’s Red Mill’s Egg Replacer might be the better option here. I haven’t tried this yet, but if you do, let me know in the comments!

Gluten-Free Christmas Sugar Cookies With Sprinkles

4 from 6 votes

Recipe by Samantha Course: DessertsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

16

cookies

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

12

minutes

Total time

22

minutes

These gluten-free Christmas sugar cookies with baked-in sprinkles are soo delicious, everyone is going to want a bite! With only a handful of pantry ingredients needed, baking these Christmas cookies will surely get you into the holiday spirit. Perfect for gifts, parties, platters or all for yourself. Don’t forget to leave some out for Santa!

Ingredients

• 6 Tablespoons Softened Butter (Dairy or Non-Dairy)

• 3/4 Cup Sugar

• 1 Egg

• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

• 1 1/2 Cups Gluten-Free All Purpose Baking Flour, see Notes

• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt

• 1/2 Cup Sprinkles

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar with either a hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla extract, beat again to combine.
• Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat together until a dough forms, then gently mix in the sprinkles until the sprinkles are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
• Scoop 2 tablespoon-sized balls of cookie dough and place them about 2-inches apart on cookie sheet. Press down on each cookie to slightly flatten (they should be about 1-inch thick). Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden around the edges.
• Remove cookies from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe Video

Notes

• Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour: Your gluten-free flour must contain xanthan gum. If it doesn’t, then add 1 teaspoon xanthan gum in with the dry ingredients.

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