These gluten-free Christmas cookies are healthy, dairy-free, sugar-free, and vegan, making them the perfect gluten-free holiday cookies! Their crunchy texture, even edges, and lovely smooth surface resemble classic cut-out sugar cookies, which are one of the traditional recipes that many families enjoy baking and eating together during Christmas.
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There are some challenges when you have food sensitivities to deal with, but thankfully, baking these vegan gluten-free Christmas cookies isn’t one of them!
The holidays wouldn’t be the same without sugar cookies cut out in the shape of reindeer, snowflakes, and Christmas trees. A person with allergies would appreciate some egg-free, dairy-free-free, and gluten-free Christmas cookies.
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies With A Healthy Twist
These healthy gluten-free Christmas cookies are dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soy-free, and even sugar-free if you leave out the chocolate glaze.
This is a pretty healthy and allergy-friendly recipe, perfect for those with food allergies, including kids. The white chocolate decorations and coconut sprinkles give them a delicious finishing touch so I think they shouldn’t be omitted.
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies – Why You Should Make Them
- They are tasty and keep their shape while baking
- They’re ideal for shipping as a gift or serving on a cookie plate
- They’re made with healthy wholesome ingredients
- They’re sugar-free, dairy-free,, and vegan
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies Substitutions
Using a few good substitutes results in absolutely delicious, perfectly shaped vegan gluten-free Christmas cookies.
Most cut-out cookies start with a 1:2:3 dough – one part sugar, two parts fat, and three parts flour by weight, that’s what makes them hold the shape.
To make these gluten-free Christmas cookies dairy-free sugar free and vegan I replaced the sugar with stevia extract, the butter (fat) with coconut cream, and the regular flour with a mix of gluten-free flour. Instead of eggs I just used some ground flax seeds.
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies Decoration
As far as decorating goes, I complimented these gluten-free Christmas cookie trees, mittens, and star cutouts with white chocolate, coconut sugar, and coconut shreds.
But you can add a signature twist with your own unique decorating ideas. I’m making my own white chocolate with cacao butter because is loaded with wholesome ingredients, and is also dairy, soy, and sugar-free + vegan, unlike the store-bought versions.
I bought some cacao butter a while ago so it was the perfect time to use it. I melted it in an improvised double boiler and to sweeten it a little bit I used stevia extract and powdered sugar. Honey works too if you’re not vegan.
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies In The Making
Once all ingredients for these gluten-free Christmas cookies are combined, the final result (dough) should be smooth and somewhat firm. A little bit sticky, but not too much.
Let it rest for 30 min to an hour at room temperature before rolling. This will allow the ingredients to bind together better and will make it easier to cut out perfectly shaped cookies. Rolling it out between two parchment papers will make your work less messy and quicker.
Where to find Christmas cookie cutters?
Check your local craft store. Usually, they are out of stock in December, so try looking online too, you can find a few options on Amazon.
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies – Tips For Making The Best Cookies
- Roll the dough to 1/4-inch thick. If it’s too thin – the dough will be really fragile, bake faster, and will have a dry texture. Roll it too thick, and the cookies will not cook properly in the middle.
- Fat is essential in making gluten-free cookies especially if they are vegan, it’s what makes them tender. So make sure you use the full-fat coconut cream and not the milk.
- Do not over-bake. Pull the cookie sheet from the oven as soon as they’ve set and gained some color, but not too much, do not wait for the wedges to turn brown. These gluten-free Christmas cookies should be looking only slightly more golden than they were before.
- If you roll out the dough and it feels a little too soft and sticky, chill it in the fridge for 20 minutes. Chilled dough cuts more precisely, clings less to cutters, and retains its shape better during baking.
- Keep on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. The cookies must be completely cool before you begin decorating.
Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies – How To Store
Allow cookies to cool. This keeps them from getting soggy.
These gluten-free Christmas cookies stay fresh for up to 4-5 days in a sealed container with a tight-fitting lid, even with the decorations.
Gluten-free Christmas cookies (Vegan Sugar Free)
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Servings: 20
Calories: 113.7kcal
Ingredients
Christmas Cookie Dough
- ½ cup white rice flour
- ½ cup brown rice flour
- ½ cup amaranth flour
- ⅓ cup cassava flour
- 3 tbsp flax seeds - (ground)
- 1.5 cup coconut cream
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of stevia powder extract
Chocolate Glaze
- ½ cup /100g cacao butter - (organic)
- ¼ cup powdered sugar - (organic)
- pinch of stevia extract powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360 ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix together the coconut cream and the flax seeds, and let the seeds absorb the moisture for 5 minutes.
- Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix again until the dough starts coming together. Knead the cookie dough briefly until it’s smooth and only very slightly sticky.
- Roll out the cookie dough between two sheets of parchment paper.
- Using a cookie cutter of choice, cut out the cookies and transfer them onto the lined baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 360 ºF for 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool. In the meantime, prepare the chocolate glaze.
- Place the cacao butter in a double boiler over low heat. Measure the powdered sugar and powder stevia extract and then sift it over the cacao butter. Stir into the melted butter until smooth.
- Remove from heat and allow to harden a little.
- Transfer to a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of the bag. Pipe designs on cookies.
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