Gingerbread Cookies
Adapted from my friend Sue’s tried-and-true recipe, but adapted to be gf/df/sf/and rolling-out-free. These are divine.
This is a delicious gfcf, gluten free, family-friendly recipe! It is also (if you double check ingredients!) a wheat free, dairy free, soy free, potentially egg free, tree nut free, peanut free, fish free, shellfish free, top 8 allergen free, and potentially vegan recipe.
1 cup Spectrum Shortening or margarine
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1 egg, or egg-replacer
2 1/4 cups bean or pea flour
1 cup mixed tapioca and arrowroot starch (or you could sub potato starch for one of them)
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
about 1/4 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp salt
powdered sugar for rolling
Method:
Preheat oven to 350.
Line cookie sheets with exopat, silpat, or parchment paper.
Mix cookie ingredients together in the order listed, until it forms a great big lovely soft ball of dough.
Using a cookie scoop (or a spoon, I suppose), scoop out balls of dough. Roll in powdered sugar, and squish onto cookie sheet. leave about an inch around, as they spread.
Bake for about 6 - 9 minutes. When they’re done, they’ll be a little crinkly on top, but won’t change color much since the dough is already brown. Let cool on sheet about 5 min, then cool the rest of the way on a cooling rack.
Yum!
December 8th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Big shout-out. These are absolutely delicious. I used Garfava Flour, tapioca and potato starch. TYVM
January 31st, 2008 at 4:18 am
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February 16th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
thank you for the soy free recipe my daughters friend is allergic to dairy soy and eggs. this is perfect