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Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

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This Gluten Free Gingerbread recipe offers a delightful twist on the traditional festive treat, made with a perfect blend of spices and gluten free flour. The dough is rich with golden syrup, butter, and brown sugar, resulting in soft yet crisp gingerbread cookies that are ideal for holiday celebrations or anytime sweet cravings strike. These gingerbread cookies are easy to shape, bake, and decorate with a simple icing, making them a fun and allergy-friendly baking project.

Ingredients

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Dough Ingredients

  • 100 g light brown sugar
  • 75 g butter
  • 55 g golden syrup
  • 300 g plain gluten free flour
  • 3 tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • ¼ tsp xanthan gum
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 large egg

Decoration Ingredients

  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 2–3 tsp water
  • Optional extra sweets and sprinkles for decorating

Instructions

  1. Melt Ingredients: Add the light brown sugar, butter, and golden syrup to a large saucepan over the lowest heat. Stir gently until everything is melted and combined, taking care not to boil the mixture. Then remove the pan from the heat.
  2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the gluten free flour, ground ginger, mixed spice, xanthan gum, and bicarbonate of soda. Stir well to evenly distribute all the dry ingredients.
  3. Combine Wet and Dry: Pour the melted butter, sugar, and syrup mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture begins to clump. Add the egg and continue mixing until you form a sticky dough.
  4. Chill Dough: Wrap the dough tightly in clingfilm and chill it in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This resting period firms up the dough and helps improve the texture of the cookies.
  5. Prepare for Rolling: Once chilled, line two large baking sheets with baking paper. On the worktop, place a sheet of baking paper dusted with flour, then place the dough in the center and cover with another sheet of greaseproof paper. Roll the dough evenly between the sheets to about 6mm thickness.
  6. Cut Shapes: Peel back the top sheet of paper and use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Carefully transfer the cut cookies using a fish slice to the prepared baking trays, spacing them well apart.
  7. Re-roll and Cut: Gather the leftover dough, re-roll it between the floured baking papers, and continue cutting shapes until all dough is used.
  8. Chill Cookies: Place the trays of cut cookies in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to chill while you preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) / Gas Mark 4. This chilling prevents spreading during baking.
  9. Bake Cookies: Bake the gingerbread cookies for 8 minutes if they are small (2-3 inches or less) or 10-12 minutes for larger shapes like gingerbread men. Bake until they are golden brown, watching the color carefully to avoid over-browning.
  10. Cool Cookies: Remove the trays from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack before decorating.
  11. Make Icing: In a small bowl, mix 100g icing sugar with 2-3 teaspoons of water until a thick paste forms, suitable for piping.
  12. Decorate: Fill a piping bag fitted with a small round nozzle with the icing to pipe faces and patterns onto the gingerbread cookies. Add additional sweets and sprinkles as desired to complete your decorations.

Notes

  • Ensure the sugar, butter, and syrup mixture does not boil to maintain a smooth texture.
  • Chilling both the dough and the cut cookies before baking helps prevent spreading and results in better-shaped cookies.
  • Xanthan gum is essential in gluten free baking to provide structure and elasticity.
  • The baking time varies based on the size of the cookies, so watch closely to prevent burning.
  • Let cookies cool thoroughly before icing to avoid melting the decorations.
  • Use gluten free flour blend that is suitable for baking for best results.

Keywords: gluten free gingerbread, gingerbread cookies, gluten free baking, holiday cookies, festive baking

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