Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies Gluten-Free
If you love baking, and are craving the perfect old-fashioned cookie, these gluten-free molasses cookies are perfect.
- Prep Time: 20-25 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-14 minutes
- Total Time: 32-39 minutes
- Yield: 18-24 cookies 1x
Ingredients
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar (loosely packed)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups gluten-free flour mix
- 1 teaspoon guar or xanthan gum (omit if you’re using a flour mix that already contains gum)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º
- Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy
- Beat in egg, blackstrap, and vanilla
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients (except granulated sugar)
- Pour into butter mixture and stir to combine well
- Roll dough into 1″ balls and dip into granulated sugar to coat
- Place on an ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheet about 2″ apart
- Bake in preheated oven for 12-14 minutes until cookies no longer look jiggly
- Remove from oven to cool on a wire rack
- Enjoy!
Notes
You can easily replace the flour in this recipe with all purpose flour to make these conventional molasses cookies rather than allergy-friendly. Just remember to also omit the xanthan/guar gum!