If you or someone you love suffers from gluten or dairy sensitivities, you know the challenge of finding desserts that don’t compromise on taste or texture. This recipe brings joy to your kitchen by offering a scrumptious treat that everyone can enjoy, regardless of dietary restrictions. Experience the softness and sweetness of these cookies, designed to satisfy your cravings while catering to your health needs.
Our dairy-free pudding is the secret to these soft, melt in your mouth, gluten-free sugar cookies. This recipe was developed by Celeste at Life after Wheat.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup gluten free shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 T vanilla
- 1 cup prepared Vivian’s Live Again Vanilla Pudding
- 4 cups high quality gluten free flour (for white flour I use Grandpa’s Kitchen, but any good GF flour blend will work)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
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- Cream shortening and sugar together for 1 minute.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Add pudding and mix on medium until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix for 1 minute. Dough should be just slightly sticky. If it’s too thick/crumbly, add additional pudding or dairy free milk 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap or place in zipper bag and refrigerate until well chilled.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll dough out to desired thickness (about 1/4″) on surface lightly dusted with gluten free flour. Cut into desired shapes.
- Arrange cookies on parchment lined baking sheet 1-2 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes until they appear set and the bottom edges are just barely (just barely!) starting to turn a golden brown.
- Let cool on cookie sheet a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Frost with your favorite frosting and decorate as desired.
Tips for Soft, Successful Sugar Cookie- Cream shortening and sugar very well before proceeding to next step.
- For dairy free buttery flavor use butter flavor shortening.
- Pudding keeps cookies soft and prevents a grainy texture.
- Do not over bake! Cookies should be removed from the oven just before they look done.
- These are really good. You might consider doubling the recipe.
- If you accidently overbake- store unfrosted cookies in an airtight container with a slightly damp paper towel overnight. They will be soft in the morning.
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