The Most Popular Sugar Cookies Online made Gf & Df + Nut Free.
I swear every sugar cookie recipe claims to be the best. But I really really truly wanted to give you the absolute best of the best.
So.. I googled “Worlds Best Sugar Cutout Cookies” & ““The best Sugar Cookies”… and the same thing phrased a whole bunch of ways and it brought me over and over to THIS recipe on all recipes. It has over 11k reviews!
I also took a note from the second best sugar cookie recipe from Sallys baking addiction & I upped the Vanilla extract & added some almond extract and it really made the difference.
So you can consider this a merge of the very best two cutout sugar cookies in existence. This was one of my best Ideas ever as these cookies are PERFECTION! For starters you cant tell whatsoever that they are gluten or dairy free. Then their texture oh my. Soft, tender, light, chewy in spot, crispy on the edges. Everything a sugar cookie should be. You won’t make another recipe after trying this one. They are the easiest cookies with a smooth top surface perfect for frosting in a simple way using buttercream or you can get fancy using Royal Frosting.
To top things off this dough is sturdy and SO EASY to work with. As you can see I used my detailed snowflake cookie cutter and had no issues whatsoever. The other thing that I love about working with this dough is that you won’t need tons and tons of flour to keep it from sticking. I found a light dusting of better batter on some parchment paper was all I needed. As a result you’ll end up with less of a mess.
Now.. when you look at “ my” recipe and compare to all recipes.. you’ll see they are basically the same.
Believe it or not I made these several times and found (no surprise) that the magic is In the details. Sure you can just measure cup for cup and skip the grams but if you do that you’re cookies may end up too dense & too heavy or a bit fragile and harder to work with.
So I went the extra distance to figure out the EXACT gram measurements to use to make these cookies perfect in every way every single time. If you depend on a measuring cup they won’t turn out the same twice. Gluten free flour is finicky and the smallest changes can make a big impact.
So as always PLEASE use the gram measurements. I want your cookies to turn out flawless just like mine!! Heck you’ll use less dishes too. Trust me!!
Lets talk ingredients:
Better Batter Original Blend: I opted for this flour as I have found its a dream for bread recipes and is rises so nicely! Natalie (the company owner) has since released a new artisan blend that does not have any gum in it. It uses psyllium husk instead. I bought a bag- but have not done enough testing with it to know if it will sub properly cup for cup in my bread recipes using the original blend.
I typically buy my better batter on amazon. This time of year it seems to sell out as Amazon keeps running out of stock for a day or two! But, I believe Walmart carries it in the store & I have ordered it from the Walmart website to ship to my house. I’m always nervous to order from Walmart (Never do store pickup haha. Its always a nightmare at my store anyways). But, shipping direct to my house seems to be pretty quick and dependable.
Butter
You can make these cookies with regular salted butter If dairy isn’t a concern for you. IF you are making them dairy free like I did please use Earth Balance Butter Sticks. You may try other brands but know that there is a lot of variety brand to brand and they don’t all perform the same. Earth balance is the best when it comes to mimicking how real butter works.
I know you’re going to ask me if you can use another gluten free flour blend.
The answer is SORT of. Part of my process in figuring out this recipe was trying out an assortment of gluten free blends to figure out the best of the best for this specific recipe. Some worked better than others- but the version I have provided here is THE BEST and is worth making exactly as I have written it.
But there is absolutely not harm in experimenting. No big deal If you have a flop or two (at least that’s my outlook.. it has to be since I make things on repeat all the time!). I cant promise you perfect results- but I give you my blessing to experiment. :)
Lets talk Royal Icing! I am not expert in that department - this was actually my first time making and using it to decorate! But- I figured I would share what I did as it worked great and I found it to be a good quantity for this amount of cookies. You may end up with a little extra but I think that’s preferable as then you’ll have more decorating options and can make more colors.
I used 3 Egg Large Egg Whites (cold) + 4 Cups of Powdered Sugar.
Beat the egg whites using stand or hand mixer until extremely frothy and more than doubled in size. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time beating on high. Adding until you reach your desired consistency.
Food Coloring, water (in SMALL amounts- I do a few drops at a time) and a little extract (any flavor) can be added if you want! Start by adding 1/4 tsp- 1/2 tsp of extract and your food coloring if using. Then if it needs to be thinned out further water can be added.
This icing dries fairly quickly so I do recommend putting into into a sealed container right after making it. I have read that it freezes well too.
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The Most Popular Sugar Cookies Online made Gf & Df.
