Low Sugar Gluten Free Holiday Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Total time1 hr 49 min

Prep time25 min

Cook time24 min

Low Sugar Gluten Free Holiday Sugar Cookie Cutouts

These buttery, vanilla-scented cutouts are the classic holiday cookie you cut, chill, and bake into crisp-edged, tender shapes ready for decorating. A gluten free flour blend gives the dough real structure, while a stand mixer whips the butter into a pale, fluffy base that folds seamlessly with egg, milk, and vanilla into a soft, workable dough. Rolling between sheets of parchment keeps everything mess-free and makes cutting out stars, trees, and snowflakes simple, even for smaller hands helping in the kitchen. Once baked to just-set edges and cooled completely, each cookie gets topped with a smooth, pourable icing that sets into a firm, glossy finish perfect for sprinkles or a simple drizzle. It's a cutout cookie recipe built for a no added sugar kitchen, with all the nostalgic shape, snap, and finish of the holiday classic.

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Ingredients

24 servings

For the cookies

2 ¼ cups gluten free flour blend
King Arthur Baking Company Gluten-Free Measure For Measure Flour Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour Pillsbury Best Gluten Free All Purpose Flour Blend - 24 Oz Bob's Red Mill Baking Flour, 1 to 1, Gluten Free King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour
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½ tsp xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it)
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp fine salt
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
Chef's tip
Use the same volume. Baking behavior varies by blend: some brown faster or stay softer, while others brown less. Follow the package's baking guidance and start checking a few minutes early.
1 large egg
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp milk

For the icing

2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Chef's tip
Follow the package's conversion to powdered sugar. In frosting or glaze, add liquid gradually - replacements can absorb it differently.
3–4 tbsp milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
gel food coloring (optional)

For serving

holiday sprinkles (optional)
Omit this
This ingredient likely doesn’t work for the diet.

Instructions

1
Whisk together the gluten free flour blend, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl until evenly combined. Set aside.
2
Beat the softened butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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