Cooking and Serving: 31 minutes | 16 cookies
Ingredients
1 ⅓ cups (186 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend | ½ teaspoon xanthan gum, (omit if your blend already contains it) | ¼ cup (36 g) cornstarch
Description
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 16 minutes | Total Time: 31 minutes | Servings: 16 cookies
Ingredients
1 ⅓ cups (186 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend
½ teaspoon xanthan gum, (omit if your blend already contains it)
¼ cup (36 g) cornstarch
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
4 teaspoons lemon zest
4 tablespoons (56 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 (50 g (weighed out of shell)) egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup (115 g) confectioners’ sugar
2 to 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice or water
Yellow gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 325°F. Line rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, cornstarch, salt, baking.
powder, sugar, and lemon zest, and whisk to combine well.
Add the butter, egg, vanilla, and lemon juice, and mix until the cookie dough.
comes together. It should be smooth and thick. Add more flour half-teaspoonful if necessary to help the dough have the proper feel.
Place the dough on a flat surface and roll with a rolling pin into a.
rectangle a bit less than 1/3-inch thick.
Using a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out rounds of dough and place.
Place the baking sheet in the center of the preheated oven and bake for 10 to.
Allow to cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a.
When the cookies are nearly cool, make the icing. In a small bowl, place the.
confectioners’ sugar and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice or water, and mix well.
Add more liquid pourable glaze. Add the optional food coloring and mix until the color is.
Using a wide spoon or a small offset spatula, spread the glaze in an even.
layer on the top of each cookie.
Set the cookies on a flat surface and allow the icing to set. To fully set,.
it may take up to 12 hours. It won’t set as hard as royal icing, though.