If you are looking for a cookie that is easy to make, looks not only pretty but is also tasty, Citrus Shortbread Cookies are the cookies you need to make!
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are a classic favorite but Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are a chocolate lovers dream.
Lemon Crinkles
Lemon baked goods are a sweet favorite of mine like these Gluten Free Lemon Crinkles.
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Keeping with our classic cookies the next sweet treat on my 12 days of Homemade Christmas are, Classic Peanut Butter Cookies.
Classic M&M Cookies
Up next on my Homemade Christmas list is a classic cookie that I love, Classic M&M Cookies.
Raspberry Thumbprints
On my fourth day of Homemade Christmas, I bring to you, Raspberry Thumbprints.
Peppermint Meltaways
It’s cookie season! Time to get out that parchment paper and line those cookie sheets and get baking! I have been testing so many different recipes lately to add to my homemade Christmas list that I cannot even begin to tell you how many cookies and treats I have made and my family has eaten. I can tell you my family has some new favorites that we will be sharing with our friends and family this year. Sweet treats like Peppermint Meltaways.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
Since I became Gluten Free 2 years ago I have missed eating classic peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Rice cakes just don’t cut it and gluten free bread while excellent for grilled cheese are not the best bread for peanut butter and jelly. There is something about the childhood classic. This Christmas I decided to do something about that, I made peanut butter and jelly thumbprint cookies.
While they are not sandwiches they have the flavor I am wanting from a classic PB&J. I thought they would be perfect for Christmas! My family gobbled them up! I went out to pick up some things for Christmas and they were all gone when I got home! I guess than means I need to make more cookies!
Check out my 12 Days of Homemade Christmas for other great ideas!
Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprints
Author:
Country Girl Gourmet
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter or shortening
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1¼ cups gluten free all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ cup seedless raspberry jam
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat butter, peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add egg to butter mixture and beat on medium speed until blended. Stir in and combine dry ingredients.
- Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop dough into 2 tablespoon-sized balls and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Place raspberry jam in a bowl and stir until syrup consistency.
- With a spoon make an indentation in the center of each cookie. Fill each indentation with about 1 teaspoon jam.
Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com
Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies
During the holidays there is always something going on where you need a special sweet treat and having a super easy shortbread recipe around can help in a pinch. Shortbread needs minimal ingredients. Just flour, sugar, butter and a bit of vanilla. All items I have on hand all the time. This year I decided I needed some shortbread cookies in my life so I converted a recipe and made a gluten free version. The recipe only needed one new ingredient, xanthan gum and I swapped the all purpose flour for gluten free all purpose flour. These are simple alterations that will make the gluten free person in your life happy.
When making shortbread I like to make logs of shortbread cookie dough that I then wrap in wax paper and store in a ziplock bag. This allows me to be able to slice and bake cookies whenever I need them. Then I like to drizzle my shortbread with melted chocolate and sprinkle with a few nonpareils or other seasonal sprinkles. It makes for a simple yet beautiful cookie that everyone loves.
Check out my 12 Days of Homemade Christmas for other great ideas!
Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies
Author:
Country Girl Gourmet
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups gluten free all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well.
- Put through cookie press and form cookies onto baking sheets. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Alternative Method:
- Roll the dough into four logs, wrapped the logs in waxed paper, placed in the fridge to harden, and then sliced in about ½" slices when ready to bake.
Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com
Chocolate Mint Crinkles
Every year for I try to make a new candy or cookie or two for Christmas. This year I decided to try Chocolate Crinkles. I don’t know why I have never made theses cookies before. Seriously what is not to love about a chocolate cookie that is covered in powdered sugar? Umm, nothing at all! So I got to work and made them with a twist making, Chocolate Mint Crinkles.
Chocolate Crinkles are a basically a drop cookie, you create your dough, scoop with a cookie scoop, roll in confectioners sugar and bake. They are a simple cookie to make. What takes these cookies to the next level is the addition of mint extract making these a Chocolate Mint Crinkle. With the exception of my husband we love the chocolate mint flavor combo in our house. My kids are cookie monsters and couldn’t wait for the cookies so I got to work.
These cookies were perfect for us and were a welcome addition to my kiddos school lunches and after school snacks! My oldest has asked that we make them again and they are easy enough that I just may let him make them on his own. He can make a mean cookie. Heck it could be our new tradition that the kids make the cookies all by themselves for Christmas instead of mom, hmmmm. The way they like to eat cookies I am sure they would be all over that idea! They love to bake and I love to have them in the kitchen. I just need to work on getting them to clean up.
Check out my 12 Days of Homemade Christmas for other great ideas!
Chocolate Mint Crinkles
Author:
Country Girl Gourmet
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups white sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 cups gluten free all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together cocoa, white sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and mint extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into one inch balls. I like to use a number 50 size scoop. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar before placing onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.
Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com