Cooking and Serving: 30 minutes | 16 cookies
Ingredients
2 cups (280 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend | 1 teaspoon xanthan gum, (omit if your blend already contains it) | ½ teaspoon baking powder
Description
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 30 minutes | Servings: 16 cookies
Ingredients
2 cups (280 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend
1 teaspoon xanthan gum, (omit if your blend already contains it)
½ teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
11 tablespoons (154 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
1 (50 g (weighed out of shell)) egg, at room temperature, beaten
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract, (or flavoring oil; See Recipe Notes)
Gel food coloring, (See Recipe Notes)
Coarse sugar or nonpareils for decorating, plus egg whites (optional) (See
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with unbleached.
parchment paper and set it aside.
In a medium-size bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking.
soda, and salt, and whisk to combine well. Set the dry ingredients aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large.
light and fluffy (about 5 minutes more).
Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until smooth.
With the mixer running on low, add the flour mixture and beat until just.
Remove half of the dough (11 1/4 ounces) and set it aside.
To the rest of the dough, add about 1/8 teaspoon of green or red food.
Place each piece of dough (the plain and the colored) on a separate large.
Cover the dough loosely, and pat the dough into about a 4-inch square.
Place each on a flat surface, and place in the refrigerator to chill for.
about 10 minutes or until slightly firm.
Unwrap one of the pieces of dough and place it on a very lightly floured.
Sprinkling very lightly with more flour as necessary to prevent sticking,.
roll the dough into a rectangle about 10-inches square.
Repeat the same procedure, separately, with the other piece of dough.
On a large piece of parchment paper, place the colored square of dough. If.
that pieces of dough don’t separate much during baking.
Place the plain square directly on top of the colored squares, layering them.
Starting at one end, roll the layered dough away from you and into a cylinder.
that is as tight as you can manage.
If any parts of the colored (outside) dough crack during rolling, pinch them.
Rock the cylinder back and forth to create a uniform cylindrical shape. Wrap.
the dough tightly in a large piece of parchment paper, cinching the ends.
Chill for at least 20 minutes or until firm enough to slice cleanly.
Once the dough has chilled, rock the cylinder back and forth a bit to.
Notes
* Coarse sugar or nonpareils for decorating, plus egg whites (optional) (See
* Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with unbleached
parchment paper and set it aside.
* In a medium-size bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking
soda, and salt, and whisk to combine well. Set the dry ingredients aside.
* In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large
bowl with a handheld mixer, place the butter and beat on medium-high speed
for about 2 minutes, then the granulated sugar and continue to beat until
light and fluffy (about 5 minutes more).
* Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until smooth.
* With the mixer running on low, add the flour mixture and beat until just
* Remove half of the dough (11 1/4 ounces) and set it aside.
* To the rest of the dough, add about 1/8 teaspoon of green or red food
coloring (or whatever other food coloring you like). Beat until the color is
* Place each piece of dough (the plain and the colored) on a separate large
piece of plastic wrap.
* Cover the dough loosely, and pat the dough into about a 4-inch square.
* Place each on a flat surface, and place in the refrigerator to chill for
about 10 minutes or until slightly firm.
* Unwrap one of the pieces of dough and place it on a very lightly floured
* Sprinkling very lightly with more flour as necessary to prevent sticking,
roll the dough into a rectangle about 10-inches square.
* Repeat the same procedure, separately, with the other piece of dough.
* On a large piece of parchment paper, place the colored square of dough. If
the top of the colored square of dough seems very dry to the touch, moisten
it very lightly with lukewarm water on your fingertips. This will help ensure
that pieces of dough don’t separate much during baking.
* Place the plain square directly on top of the colored squares, layering them
evenly on top of one another. Roll them to together with gentle pressure to
* Starting at one end, roll the layered dough away from you and into a cylinder
that is as tight as you can manage.
* If any parts of the colored (outside) dough crack during rolling, pinch them
lightly together as you work.
* Rock the cylinder back and forth to create a uniform cylindrical shape. Wrap
the dough tightly in a large piece of parchment paper, cinching the ends.
* Chill for at least 20 minutes or until firm enough to slice cleanly.
* Once the dough has chilled, rock the cylinder back and forth a bit to
* Slice the dough * If any of the of raw cookie slices seem to have flattened on the bottom,
squeeze them gently in an open palm to reestablish the round shape.
* Place the raw cookies about 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.
* Place in the center of the preheated oven and bake until the cookies are just
set in the center (8 to 10 minutes). They should not have browned visibly.
* Allow the cookies to cool for at least 5 minutes or until firm on the baking
sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
In place of the vanilla extract in this recipe, try using your flavoring oil. I
like LorAnn brand, but they’re potent so use sparingly.
For the gel food coloring
You can only use gel food coloring to color this cookie dough. I always use
AmeriColor brand gel food colorings. Do not try to use liquid food coloring in
For even fancier cookies
If you’d like to decorate the outside edge (perimeter) of the cookies, it’s best
to decorate the raw rolled dough cylinder before slicing the cookies by
After chilling, brush the outside of the cylinder lightly with egg white, and
sprinkle on your decorating sugar or nonpareils. Roll the cylinder back and
forth as you sprinkle the decorations, pressing the cylinder gently to help the
decorations adhere. Proceed with the recipe as instructed.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an
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