gluten-free gingerbread cookies

These gluten-free gingerbread cookies are soft, chewy, and so adorable! Perfectly spiced with a classic gingerbread flavor, you won't be able to tell these Christmas cookies are gluten-free! Eat them plain or decorate with your favorite royal icing recipe!

Let's make gluten-free gingerbread cookies! Gather your ingredients.

Add the gluten-free flour blend, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves together in a mixing bowl.

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Whisk until combined. Set aside.

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Add the butter and brown sugar to a large bowl.

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Cream together for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy.

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Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla to the butter mixture.

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Mix until combined.

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Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

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Mix in between each addition until no more streaks of flour remain.

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Turn the cookie dough out onto a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap.

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Pat it into a disk, cover and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

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Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness on a piece of parchment paper dusted with gluten-free flour or powdered sugar.

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Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Re-roll out the scraps to cut out more shapes.

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Place the cookie dough shapes onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat, leaving a few inches of space in between.

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Bake for 9-11 minutes, until the cookies are baked through and no longer shiny.

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Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to continue cooling.

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Decorate with royal icing or your favorite frosting when the cookies are completely cool.

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Let the frosting harden before serving.

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gluten-free gingerbread cookies

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These gluten-free gingerbread cookies are soft, chewy, and so adorable! Perfectly spiced with a classic gingerbread flavor, you won't be able to tell these Christmas cookies are gluten-free! Eat them plain or decorate with your favorite royal icing recipe!

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Let's make gluten-free gingerbread cookies! Gather your ingredients.

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Add the gluten-free flour blend, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves together in a mixing bowl.

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Whisk until combined. Set aside.

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Add the butter and brown sugar to a large bowl.

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Cream together for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy.

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Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla to the butter mixture.

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Mix until combined.

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Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

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Mix in between each addition until no more streaks of flour remain.

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Turn the cookie dough out onto a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap.

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Pat it into a disk, cover and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

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Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness on a piece of parchment paper dusted with gluten-free flour or powdered sugar.

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Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Re-roll out the scraps to cut out more shapes.

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Place the cookie dough shapes onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat, leaving a few inches of space in between.

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Bake for 9-11 minutes, until the cookies are baked through and no longer shiny.

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Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to continue cooling.

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Decorate with royal icing or your favorite frosting when the cookies are completely cool.

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Let the frosting harden before serving.

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Grab the full recipe at the link below!

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