Toni's Gluten-Free Spring Sugar Cookies

Practical Homemaking 

Spring is officially here....and here in northern Idaho, Spring is almost here weather-wise.  My Dad came home from work desperate for cookies.  So desperate in fact, that he was about to eat the puppy treats that mom happened to store in a cookie jar!  He was so disappointed to realize they were dog treats that I thought I had better bake some cookies.  I decided on sugar cookies in flower shapes for Spring.  But then I remembered!  Mom would smell them....she would be disappointed if she couldn't eat them. (Mom is gluten-free like myself). So I had to make some gluten-free.  And they turned out terrific. Perfect for a wet Idaho spring day. (I can guarantee they tasted better than our puppy's treats.)  I thought I would share with all of you.   

  

Toni's Gluten Free Sugar Cookies

¾ cup olive oil

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon (or more!) lemon zest

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 ½ cups Mama's Almond Blend Flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon organic xanthum gum

pinch of fine ground sea salt

splash of raw milk

Mix well oil, sugar, eggs, zest and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Add enough milk to create dough. Roll ¼ inch thick on floured board. Cut with 3” cookie cutter. Place on lightly brushed (olive oil) cookie sheet.

Bake 8 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes at least two dozen depending on how much cookie dough you ate in the process! :)  

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