Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Gluten Free Frosted Sugar Cookies

When I first found out that you could make cookies from a cake mix, I knew I had to try it out. Years later I am still loving this quick and easy recipe for making sugar cookies from a cake mix. If you are just starting out on a gluten free diet and missing cookies, this is a great beginner recipe to try out! These cookies are somewhere between a crispy cookie and a soft cookie. Crispy on the outside but fluffy on the inside. The perfect combination in my book. 


Ingredients:

1 box of yellow cake mix
(I used gluten free yellow cake mix by Betty Crocker)

1/2 cup softened butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg

Granulated sugar
Food Coloring (optional)*
Icing 
(I used white frosting by Betty Crocker)

*If you choose to, you can put a couple drops of food coloring in the sugar and the icing


Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Directions:
  •  In large bowl, stir cake mix, butter, vanilla, and egg with spoon until dough forms.
  • (WARNING: DOUGH WILL BE CRUMBLY...IT IS OK! KEEP MIXING DOUGH TOGETHER UNTIL A BALL FORMS, YOU MAY NEED TO USE YOUR HANDS TO HELP CREATE THE BALL)
  • Shape dough into balls and place on greased cookie sheet. 
  • Using a glass dip the bottom in the granulated sugar and flatten each cookie with the glass
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing.
  • Once cookies are cool it is time to frost them
  • Top with some additional sprinkles of sugar
  • ENJOY! 

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