Holiday Sugar Cookies

Christmas cookies that my 3 year old cut out and decorated

I make these pretty often whenever I need shaped cookies, particularly for Valentine's Day, Halloween, and Christmas.


Ingredients:

• 1 c. butter softened
  
• 1.5 c powdered sugar  
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 1 c. white rice flour
  
• 1/2 c brown rice flour
  
• 1/2 c finely ground almond flour
  
• 1/2 c sorghum (or you could do more brown rice flour)
  
• 1/2 c potato starch
  
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
  

Preheat oven to 375.  In small mixing bowl stir together all the dry ingredients except the powdered sugar.  In a medium mixing bowl beat butter, powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla until well blended.  Stir in dry ingredients (I just use my stand mixer on low).

Chill 2-3 hrs.  (I have made these without waiting the 2-3 hrs for it to chill however the dough is harder to work with and more sticky).

Roll dough on floured surface.  I roll mine to about 1/4" but you can do more or less.  They puff up slightly while baking but not much.  Bake about 8 mins.  I use a silpat or parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Let cool for just a minute or two on the cookie sheet and then transfer to a wire rack.