Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

By Hklbrries

These cake-like cookies will be a welcome snack with a cold glass of milk. Feel free to use this recipe as a base and mix in dried cranberries or cherries, nuts or other extracts.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 4 tsp grated lemon peel
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 1/3 cups potato starch
• 1 1/3 cups gluten-free garbanzo and fava flour
• 1 cup tapioca flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/3 cup coarse sugar

Details

Servings 3
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, applesauce, lemon peel and extract. Combine the potato starch, garbanzo and fava flour, tapioca flour, salt, xanthan gum and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.

Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls and roll in coarse sugar. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 F for 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Information:
1 cookie
110 calories
4 g fat (2 g saturated fat)
21 mg cholesterol
116 mg sodium
18 g carbohydrates
1 g fiber
1 g protein

Diabetic Exchanges:
1 starch
1/2 fat