Gluten Free Gingerbread Men
These gluten-free gingerbread cookies are sure to bring a touch of warmth and nostalgia to your holiday season. With a delightful blend of ginger and cinnamon, these sweet treats will fill your home with a cozy aroma as they bake to perfection. Once cooled, let your creativity shine as you decorate these cookies with a colorful icing and your favorite edible embellishments. These festive cookies are bound to be a hit at your next gathering or make a delightful homemade gift for someone special. Enjoy the joy of baking and sharing these delicious gingerbread cookies with friends and family!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 225g rice flour (plus extra for dusting the work top)
- 125g gram flour
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 100g butter
- 175g dark soft brown sugar
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
- 1 egg
- icing sugar, water and decorations
Instructions
- In a food processor combine the flours, xanthan gum, spices and bicarbonate of soda. Whizz the ingredients to mix them thoroughly. Add the butter and process again till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and process again.
- Add the golden syrup and egg and process until the mixture starts to come together. Tip out onto a (rice) floured surface and form the dough into a smooth ball. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Take out the fridge and roll to the thickness of a ã1 coin. Use a gingerbread man cutter (or any cutter you like) and cut out as many shapes as you can, re-rolling the left overs to use it all up.
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan. Line a baking sheet with non stick baking parchment (reusable is best) and bake the cookies for approx 12 minutes until nicely browned but not burnt. Leave to cool on the tray for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the biscuits are cooling, mix some icing sugar with enough water to make a fairly stiff icing, adding food colouring if you wish. We decorate ours with smartie buttons (the Aldi equivilant are GF and jelly belly beans work well too). Decorate as you please. Now watch them disappear!!
- Taken from my blog www.cookingforkenza.com
Yield
Makes 12 biscuits
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