Gluten Free Patriotic Cookies
Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary with these festive patriotic, red, white, and blue sugar cookies. Take this time to honor and remember America and your family traditions in the kitchen. Now, let’s bake!
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 stick butter (unsalted)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Dry ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup gluten-free flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup patriotic sprinkles, plus more for rolling
Instructions
Whisk the Dry Ingredients
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the dry ingredients.
Blend the Wet Ingredients
- In a small bowl, melt butter in the microwave for 30 seconds or until the texture is somewhere between melted and room-temperature soft.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Then blend in the egg and vanilla.
Mix Wet & Dry Ingredients
- Using a mixer, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients slowly until light and fluffy.
- Fold in the sprinkles.
- Roll the cookies into 1-1.5" balls.
- Pour some sprinkles on a small plate, then roll the balls in the sprinkles.
- Chill! Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Bake on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Then transfer to a cooling rack.