Just in time for Christmas- a recipe for gluten-free vegan sugar cookies that make awesome little holiday shape cookies! When setting out on this project with my son this morning I expected to find a quick recipe online or in one of my several allergy cook books. Much to my surprise I found nothing... and then nothing that sounded like it would come out well.
I decided to turn to my Better Homes and Gardens' all encompassing cookbook of bliss, and try to resurrect a feasible allergy-recipe from the pages of this old standby. I was shocked at my own success! No child should be forced to go without sugar cookies at Christmas, and now mine (at least) doesn't have to :)
Gluten-Free Vegan Sugar Cookies (sorry, no pics- still waiting on that camera)
Ingredients
2/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg or 3 Tbs gelatin mix** (1 packet of gelatin mixed with 1 cup boiling water)
1 Tbs vanilla
2 cups my "most purpose" sorghum flour blend
1 tsp guar gum or 1/2 tsp xanthan gum (pre-mix with flour)
In a large mixing bowl beat shortening on medium-high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt. Beat until combined well, scraping the sides of the bowl. Beat in egg or gelatin mix, and vanilla. Beat in flour mix, stirring by hand if necessary. Form into two balls and chill for 2-3 hours. This give the flavors time to meld and the gums time to do their thing, binding the dough together. The chilling time is very important in this recipe.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough out one ball on parchment paper (no flour if possible, it toughens the dough) to 1/4 in thick. Let the other ball continue to chill until you are ready for it. Cut dough into desired shapes on parchment paper, then transfer paper to a baking sheet.
Bake 7-8 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are barely light brown. Let cool 5-10 minutes on baking sheet, to minimize cookies falling apart in transfer.
Make pretty with colored "Buttercream" Icing and sprinkles :)
**I do realize gelatin isn't actually vegan. Ener-G powdered egg replacer won't work on this one as the egg serves as a binding, instead of rising, agent. Flax-goo might also work, I haven't tried it yet, though.
Flax Goo: Soak 1 tsp flaxmeal in 1/3 cup boiling water for 5 minutes. Replace 1 large egg with 1/4 cup flax mix.
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