Gluten Free Sugar Cookies, Nests and Eggs
These gluten free sugar cookies, nests and eggs are almost too cute to eat, but then again, too cute not to make at Easter!
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Calories: 94kcal
Ingredients
Gluten Free Sugar Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter or vegan alternative (e.g. Earth Balance Buttery Sticks)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup no sugar added applesauce or 1 egg mixed
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- 2 cups + 2 Tbs (297 grams) gfJules™All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbs. +/- milk of choice (as needed)
Decorations:
- shaved coconut + green food coloring (blue + yellow = green)
- gluten free Jordan Almonds or gluten free jelly beans
- colored sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F (static temp) or 325 F (convection).
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy -- about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk together gfJules Flour, salt and baking powder in a small bowl.
- Add applesauce and vanilla to sugar mixture.
- Finally, stir in the gfJules Flour mixture together with 1 Tablespoon of milk. Mix until a pliable, not stiff, dough is formed. Add more milk if needed to get dough to that consistency -- it should not be very sticky.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and prepare colored sugar, if necessary. Place 1/4 cup of colored sugar in a small bowl and spoon a tablespoon of dough into your hand, rolling between your palms until a ball is formed. Roll around in colored sugar bowl until the dough is coated.
- Place on prepared cookie sheet then flatten the middle of each ball with the back of a spoon to form a small well if you are making nest cookies. If making plain sugar cookies, flatten the cookies uniformly to the thickness of the cookie you prefer.
- These cookies won't spread or flatten much while baking, so you do need to flatten them before baking. If making egg-shaped cookies, follow the same instructions except shape into an egg rather than a ball.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove to cool on a wire rack.
- To make the coconut "grass," pour 1/2 cup grated coconut into a bowl and add a couple drops of green food coloring. Stir with a fork until coated and the coconut turns a shade to your liking.
- Sprinkle coconut grass into the middles of the cookies once cooled, then place gluten free Jordan Almonds or jelly beans in the middle to complete the nests.
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Notes
To bake as cut-out sugar cookies, roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness and use cookie cutters. Bake on parchment-lined cookie sheets for approximately 8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Sugar Cookies, Nests and Eggs
Serving Size
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
94
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
18
mg
6
%
Sodium
113
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
12
g
4
%
Sugar
11
g
12
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.