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Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies Gluten-Free

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If you love baking, and are craving the perfect old-fashioned cookie, these gluten-free molasses cookies are perfect.

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

  1. Preheat oven to 325ยบ
  2. Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy
  3. Beat in egg, blackstrap, and vanilla
  4. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients (except granulated sugar)
  5. Pour into butter mixture and stir to combine well
  6. Roll dough into 1″ balls and dip into granulated sugar to coat
  7. Place on an ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheet about 2″ apart
  8. Bake in preheated oven for 12-14 minutes until cookies no longer look jiggly
  9. Remove from oven to cool on a wire rack
  10. 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!

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