Christmas Sugar Cookies, Gluten Free~

Nearly 5 months ago,

I found out I

had a sensitivity to Gluten.

 

You know the wheat binding agent

found in most foods.

Well, since that finding,

I have learned to cook and bake to adapt

to gluten free and feeling great!!

I have to say,

it has made a world of difference and

for that I am so thankful!!

I have never felt so good.

 

I have also used Rice Flour to adapt some recipes

replacing regular white flour which also has wheat in it.

 

There are so many products available now

to choose from in the grocery stores.

Gluten intolerance is a problem for

18 million people and becoming epidemic.

Most people do not even realize they are having a problem.

More about this later~

but today we are baking cookies!

 

Anyway, each year I make Christmas cookies for my family,

to give as gifts and to have on hand for visitors.

Oh and for me too!! I love a cookie now and then.

Okay, more now, then ~~  then!!

 

Looking down the isle of the grocery store,

(you know the isle we are supposed to not shop in

but keep to the outer areas of the store)

~ I came across this!!

Hello ~~Betty Crocker~~

 

WOW

can they really have a cookie to bake  I can eat.

Oh this could be dangerous!!

But I bought a box to try.

It's a bit pricey, but hey~~

If I can make Christmas cookies

and enjoy them with my family,

I can't complain.

 

So home I went to bake my cookies

and I gave these a try for Thanksgiving.

 

The verdict~

They are so good you thing you are eating the regular

wheat filled sugar cookie.

Everyone raved over them.

Iced with my own gluten free cookie icing

they were a big hit.

 

Here is how they looked served on a pretty platter.

Aren't they pretty??

 

Here is my cookie icing recipe.

I have used this for years

and it's gluten free

and the perfect cookie icing.

Dries from a shiny finish to a matt finish

so they are perfect for storing.

 

 

Decorator Cookie Icing

 

1cup confectionery sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

I usually double the recipe for 3 to 4 dozen medium size cookies

 

Add food coloring if you want colors.

Mix all well and use promptly when cookies are cool.

Spread on cookies or can be used in a decorator bag.

Sprinkle with sugars if desired.

Enjoy

 

Now I have to bake some more.

and

hide them till Christmas.

 

Thank you for stopping by.

See you soon.

 

Merry Christmas

 

Celestina Marie