Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
18 cookies
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Calories
147 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
North American
Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Description
The Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies Recipe uses room temperature salted butter creamed with powdered sugar until smooth. A mixture of gluten-free flour and cornstarch produces a fine, tender texture distinct to shortbread. Whole milk and vanilla add moisture and flavor to the dough, which is scooped and baked until pale golden. The cookies maintain a light color and have a slightly firm edge with a soft yet crumbly interior.
The low sugar and lack of strong spices keep these cookies simple and buttery, providing a perfect gentle sweetness. Their Gluten Free formulation makes them safe for those avoiding gluten but still wanting classic shortbread.
Enjoy these cookies as a snack or treat alongside a hot beverage. Allowing the cookies to cool fully on a rack helps develop their tender crumb. Optionally, a cranberry on top before baking adds a tart contrast.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter 250 grams, at room temperature, salted
- ½ cup powdered sugar 75 grams
- 1 ½ cups gluten-free flour 260 grams, 1-to-1
- ¼ cup cornstarch 40 grams
- 5 tablespoons whole milk or cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and powdered sugar with electric beaters. Add the remaining ingredients and continue to beat just until the batter looks a little like thick whipping cream, about 2-3 minutes.
- Using a medium-sized cookie scoop or a heaping tablespoon, drop the batter onto cookie sheets. If you'd like, press a cranberry on the top. Bake the shortbread for 15-18 minutes, or until the cookies are very light golden in color.
- Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely. These cookies taste best once they've cooled.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 147 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 147kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 92mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 9mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 322IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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