Gluten Free Sugar Cookies Recipe

Ingredients (17)

• 2 ¼ cups (270g) gluten free all purpose flour (I recommend King Arthur’s Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour)270 g
• 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
• ¼ tsp salt≈ 1.5 g
• 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter (softened)113 g
• 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar198 g
• 1 large egg≈ 50 g
• 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• ½ tsp almond extract≈ 2.1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter (softened)339 g
• 3-4 cups (340-454g) powdered sugar454 g
• 1 tsp almond extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1 Tbsp milk (or heavy cream works great too)≈ 15 g
• Gel food coloringn/a
• 2 cups (227g) powdered sugar (sifted after measuring)227 g
• 2 Tbsp milk or warm water≈ 31 g
• 1 Tbsp corn syrup≈ 21 g
• ½ tsp vanilla or almond extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 270 gbatter 643 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Fat42% · 12th percentile · median 61%
• Sugar73% · 63rd percentile · median 64%
• Egg19% · 55th percentile · median 18%
• Leavening1.7% · 62nd percentile · median 1.3%
• Salt0.6% · 45th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

9 to 10 minutes

median 11 minutes