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Gluten-Free Snickerdoodle Cookies

by Becky
Soft, chewy, and loaded with cinnamon!
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 7 mins
Chill Time (if needed) 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 22 mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 24 cookies

Equipment

  • baking sheet (x2)
  • parchment paper
  • measuring spoons
  • Kitchen Aid Mixer
  • small bowl
  • melon baller/medium cookie scooper

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 cup Gluten-Free Almond Flour
  • 1 1/2 cups Gluten-Free Coconut Flour
  • 3/4 tsp Xanthan Gum *only add if your flour does not contain any
  • 1 tsp Cream of Tartar
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 cups White Sugar

Wet Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Butter (melted) *to make Dairy Free use a 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Rolling Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp White Sugar
  • 2 tsp Ground Saigon Cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Using a whisk or fork, mix flour, cream of tartar, xanthan gum and baking soda together in a small separate bowl.
  • Using your stand mixer (or handled mixer) cream the butter and sugar. 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla to the mixer. Mix throughly.
  • Add the dry ingredients from the separate bowl. Mix on low, be careful to not over mix. This will create dense yucky cookies.
  • If the dough is too tacky and doesn't scoop well, put the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour. Be careful not to over chill the dough because then it will be too hard to scoop. I usually don't need to chill the dough honestly.
  • Preheat over to 400°
  • Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using a #40 cookie scooper (or smaller if you prefer) scoop the cookies out onto the sheet. Place equally apart so they cook evenly.
  • Using a fork, gently flatten the cookies.
  • Now I love soft cookies and I HATE hard cookies. So I will always undercook a cookie instead of accidentally over cooking them. I start with 7 minutes–keep an eye on the first batch to see how they go. Once they cool they will form up and be perfect. If your oven doesn't run as hot add on 30 sec or 1 minute and that should be good.
Keyword cookies, gluten-free, sweets

Best cookie scooper. Not gonna lie–its the bomb.

I love these cookies. When I make them DF on top of the GF I REALLY love them. No lactaid pills required *cheers*. Another of my favorite modified recipes is my mothers apple cake. I modified it to be GF and DF and it is 100% amazing. Typically, this recipe is reserved for breakfast on Christmas Day, however I love it so much, I make it just to have a pre-made breakfast bread for a week. Check out the GF DF apple cake recipe here. It tastes great alone or you can get fancy for a desert and heat it up a little and top with DF ice cream or DF whipped cream. I personally love the So Delicious Coconut Whipped Topping (light).