Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

These easy gluten-free sugar cookies made with gluten-free flour taste just like the real thing! Top each cookie with cream cheese icing if you like.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 88 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¼ cup cream cheese, softened
• 2 ½ cups gluten-free flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Make the cookies: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 2

Beat white sugar, butter, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until mixture is smooth. Gradually mix in flour mixture until a dough forms.

Step 3

Form dough into a ball. Wrap ball with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mats.

Step 5

Roll dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into shapes using desired cookie cutters. Arrange cookies on the prepared baking sheets.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown, about 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.

Step 7

While the cookies are cooling, make the icing: Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a bowl using an electric mixer until well combined. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar until icing is smooth.

Step 8

Spread icing onto cooled cookies.