Sunday, January 20, 2013

Gluten-Free Snickerdoodles

I just tried this recipe last week and the cookies were incredible!  They were soft, chewy and delicious!  You'd never know they were gluten-free!  The recipe uses Silvana's All Purpose Flour Blend - see post with the same name for the flour blend recipe.

Enjoy!
Kirsten

PS: The recipe comes from my favorite GF/DF cookbook by Silvana Nardone, called Cooking for Isaiah.

GLUTEN-FREE SNICKERDOODLES

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons Silvana's All-Purpose Flour Blend
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 plus 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup all-vegetable shortening, at room temperature
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1)  Preheat oven to 375F.  Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.

2)  In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon.

3)  In a large bowl and using a fork, beat together the shortening, brown sugar and 4 tablespoons granulated sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes.  Beat in the egg and vanilla.  Gradually beat in the flour mixture.

4)  In a small bowl, mix together the remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.  Using a medium sized cookie scoop, scoop up rounds of dough and dip the rounded side of the dough into the cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat; place 2 inches apart, sugared side up on the prepared baking sheets and bake until golden at the edges, about 10 minutes.

5)  Let cool for about 2 minutes.  Using a spatula, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

NOTES:

~In the cookbook, the recipe is listed as Brown Sugar-Pecan Ice Cream Snickerdoodle Sanwiches, but I skipped the icecream part and just made the cookies.

~I used my KitchenAid mixer starting with Step #3 and it worked beautifully.

~A key to gluten-free baking is - things are always better if they are just a tad under cooked!  With cookies and brownies, take them out of the oven when look "almost" done!

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