Gluten-Free Christmas Sugar Cookies

25 Mins     2Hrs           24

Prep Time  Total Time  Servings

Buttery, sweet and tender. These sugar cookies hit the mark for a terrific gluten-free option.

Ingredients

Cookies

1

cup granulated sugar (raw sugar)

1/2

cup shortening (I personally would use more "butter", shortening isn't an option for me but there are non soy shortenings that exist. I have only seen these types of alternatives at Whole Foods and other store similar)

1/2

cup butter, softened (Smart Balance)

2

teaspoons gluten-free vanilla

1

egg

2 1/2

cups Betty Crocker™ All-Purpose Gluten Free Rice Flour Blend (use your favorite GF All-Purpose flour mix, I prefer Bob's Red Mill)

1/2

teaspoon gluten-free baking powder

1/4

teaspoon salt (kosher salt)

Glaze

1

cup powdered sugar

2

tablespoons milk (lactose free or non dairy)

Directions

• 1 In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, shortening and softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. On low speed, beat in vanilla and egg. Stir in flour blend, baking powder and salt until well mixed. Divide dough in half; shape each half into disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
• 2 Heat oven to 375°F. On work surface lightly sprinkled with flour blend, roll each half of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 3 Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 2 minutes on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Stir together Glaze ingredients. Spread on cookies. Sprinkle with additional granulated sugar, if desired. 
• Recipe borrowed from: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/gluten-free-christmas-sugar-cookies/d3ab2026-54a3-4ff5-9c81-3f38b30acd89