Recipes
Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies
By: Lisa Amnotte
This is one of my favorite cookies from a recipe I found years ago by Land O Lakes and modified for GF. I have not found a GF marachino cherry but they are great in the middle of a thumb printed ball.
Details
- Prep Time:
10 min - Cook Time:
7 min - Ready In:
17 min
Servings: 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 ½ C GF flour or GF Bobs Redmill, Pamela's
- ½ C sugar
- 1 t. GF almond exract
- ¾ C Butter; softened
- ¼ C GF unsweetened cocoa (I use Hersheys)
- 1 egg yolk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- In large bowl combine all ingredients except flour and cocoa.
- Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 mins.)
- Gradually add flour and cocoa until well mixed (2-3 mins).
- Shape rounded teaspoonfuls as desired (1” balls, 2”-3” logs, balls flattened, balls with indentations, etc) Or use cookie press.
- Place 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 7-9 min at 375°, or until set.
- Cool. Dust or roll in confectioners sugar or decorate with melted GF chocolate chips, melted GF almond bark, nuts, or GF colored sugars.
Vicki - Margarine or Earth Balance Buttery Sticks are a good option. According to Cecelia's Marketplace shopping guide, a few brands of GF almond extract are Kroger, Publix, McCormick, D&W Fresh Market. I don't know of any off-hand that are not gluten free, but reading the label is always a good idea. This cookie recipe is also extremely great- http://glutenfreeville.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate-thumbprint-cookies--guten-free-dairy-free-vegan (Gluten Free, Egg Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)
just tried this recipe, with the Pamala's mix...
it's dry and crumbly. i would suggest adding more eggs.
Can this be made with dairy free margarine? Do you know if there is a dairyfree butter? I need GF and dairy free. Are all almond extracts GF? New to all of this. newly diagnosed. Thanks!! Vicki