2015 GF Christmas Sugar Cookies
Christmas Sugar Cookie with peppermint frosting
Christmas Sugar Cookie with peppermint frostingGF Valentine Sugar Cookies
Today's batch. Makes 32 (counting eaten ones)
First posted on Sept 8, 08.
I'm flinging the ones upon which I've scrawled the warning, "never make this again!"
Why, I wonder did I keep them to begin with? To preserve and revisit the agony?
Watch out, I'll be blogging the good ones. This is Great Grandma Harritt's favorite (adapted to become gluten-free of course).
Grandma's Great Sugar Cookies
1/2 cup cold butter Use a paddle in your mixmaster and beat with
3/4 cup sugar Beat until fluffy then add
2 eggs, and
1 tsp vanilla Beat until light and fluffy
1 tsp vanilla Beat until light and fluffy
Then add dry ingredients that have been sifted together
1 tsp xanthan gum
(or chia/flax seed, ground)
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 to 3 cups GF flour - any flour mix will work. (I used 1/4 cup coconut flour in the last batch and that worked well.)
1 tsp baking soda
Today I used my wholegrain flour mix which is just a mix of g-f flours that are diverse enough to give a great outcome to any baking recipe.
Use your personal favorite. I recommend Bob's Red Mill, Better Batter, Jules--whatever. I have used sorghum flour in this recipe also. Just use enough to make a dough ball that pulls nicely away from the bowl, not too dry nor too soggy.
Grandma's original recipe said "ADD 'TIL MAKES A DOUGH. She expects us to know what a cookie dough looks like. Light, fluffy, not too stiff or dry. Remember to add gf flours and let dough sit for a minute to fully absorb moisture.
1 tsp baking soda
Today I used my wholegrain flour mix which is just a mix of g-f flours that are diverse enough to give a great outcome to any baking recipe.
Use your personal favorite. I recommend Bob's Red Mill, Better Batter, Jules--whatever. I have used sorghum flour in this recipe also. Just use enough to make a dough ball that pulls nicely away from the bowl, not too dry nor too soggy.
Grandma's original recipe said "ADD 'TIL MAKES A DOUGH. She expects us to know what a cookie dough looks like. Light, fluffy, not too stiff or dry. Remember to add gf flours and let dough sit for a minute to fully absorb moisture.
Chill dough and roll out cookies on a skiff of rice or sorghum flour to prevent STICKAGE. I roll between plastic wrap and that makes it easy to peel off , cut and place on cookie sheets. Place 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes.
Frost with favorite GF frosting.
11-12-11 Scrooge Christmas MusingsHey, Christmas post, but no new photo -- I'm too busy today. Here's an old one from Valentines.
The holidays scramble is coming! And I hate it. The same people who admired my Scrooge/Marley costume at the Halloween party suddenly--overnight even--find it blasphemy.
I harbor a secret wish that purchasers of any Christmas related items before Halloween, may be auto-tasered at every store exit.
But after the 31st of November, I'd better be transferring my evil thoughts to planning for holiday baking and the visions of sugarplums to make the whole season more appealing for everyone.
Reality Bite: If Momma Aint Happy, Aint nobody happy!
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