Holiday Gluten Free Gingerbread Linzer Cookies

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If you love gingerbread, this gluten free gingerbread linzer cookie recipe is one you won’t want to miss!

These deliciously good gluten free gingerbread linzer cookies also makes great cut out cookies so you can use your favorite holiday cookie cutters!

The holiday season is coming so fast. Am I the only one who is still wondering where fall went? This year has just flown by! There is one special thing leading up to the holidays that I love…cookie making!

What are Linzer Cookies?

Have you tried linzer cookies? Linzer cookies have a pretty exciting history! Believe it or not, these cookies were originally a torte that originated in Linz, Austria. Linzer is said to be the oldest cake recipe there is. Over the years, the recipe was adapted into a “cookie-sized” version.

If you love filled cookies, you will definitely want to try my other gluten free linzer cookie recipes like these Gluten Free Nutella Stuffed Linzer Cookies and these Grain Free Jam Filled Linzer Cookies.

These gluten free gingerbread linzer cookies are a fun holiday cookie with a delicious hint of spice from the ginger.

You can just barely see the powdered sugar falling on to these cookies! I decided to adapt my linzer cookie recipe even further by giving these cookies a fun gingerbread flavor for the holidays. These cookies are perfect for holiday gatherings, cookie exchange parties, and just eating for fun :-).

One of the things that makes these cookies is the vanilla. Rodelle Vanilla is high-quality vanilla that adds so much vanilla flavor to your recipes. I have been a brand ambassador for Rodelle for a few months now and I sincerely love the flavor of their vanilla. (I could eat their vanilla bean paste by the bucket!!) Here are some fun vanilla facts:

These cookies are so easy to make! (And I know this is a linzer cookie recipe, but this dough makes killer gingerbread men!!)

Shopping list for this gluten free gingerbread cut out cookie recipe:

• Gluten free flour blend. I used King Arthur’s gluten free blend, but this recipe also works very well with Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Blend and Authentic Foods Multiblend.
• Rodelle Vanilla
• Brown sugar
• Eggs
• Butter
• Molasses
• Spices: cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and ginger
• Baking powder, baking soda, salt

Add the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Use a whisk to blend all of the ingredients together.

Add the Rodelle Vanilla to the wet ingredients.

Mix the wet and dry ingredients together to make a semi-stiff dough. I chilled the dough for 1 hour so that the cookies will hold their shape when baking.

Roll the dough between two pieces of wax paper to flatten.

How thin do you roll out the gingerbread cookie dough?

I rolled this gluten free gingerbread cookie dough to 1/4 inch thickness. You can do a little thinner if you prefer a thinner linzer cookie or gluten free cut-out cookie.

Linzer Cookie Cutters

Use a linzer cookie cutter (or gingerbread man cookie cutter!) to make your tops and bottoms. Here is full disclosure…I hate the red linzer cookie cutters I have. The dough sticks to them and it is a pain to get the middle section out.

I plan to buy these linzer cookie cutters soon. They have good reviews. If you have a linzer cookie cutter you like, please send me a note or add a comment and let me know which you use.

What kind of filling can you use for linzer cookies?

• Frosting (vanilla goes beautifully with the gingerbread flavor!)
• Nutella…because who doesn’t love chocolate and gingerbread combined?

Optional: Dust your linzer cookies with powdered sugar and holiday colored sprinkles.

More Delicious Gluten Free Holiday Cookie Recipes:

• Gluten Free Eggnog Crinkle Cookies
• Old-Fashioned Gluten Free Molasses Cookies
• Easy Gluten Free Sugar Cookies
• Gluten Free Gingerbread Biscotti

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Things You Need To Make This Gingerbread Linzer Cookie Recipe:

1. I am totally in love with this rolling pin…it is even dishwasher safe!
2. If you choose to make this recipe refined sugar-free, use this coconut sugar instead of the brown sugar.

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Gluten Free Gingerbread Linzer Cookies

Prep Time

25 mins

Cook Time

6 mins

Total Time

31 mins

 

Easy gluten free gingerbread linzer cookies.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 24 cookies

Calories: 122 kcal

Author: Sandi Gaertner

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups gluten free flour blend
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg
• frosting, Nutella, or another filling you like.

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
   

2. In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients and whisk to blend.
   

3. In a small bowl, add all wet ingredients and whisk to blend.
   

4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix.
   

5. Lay out a piece of wax paper and put the dough on top. Cover the dough with another piece of wax paper and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough.
   

6. Use linzer cookie cutters to cut out the tops and bottoms of the cookie shapes.
   

7. Place the cut out cookies onto parchment paper. Move the paper to a cookie sheet.
   

8. Bake the cookies for 6 minutes.
   

9. Remove from the oven and transfer cookies to a cooling rack.
   

10. Frost the bottoms of the cookies, place the cutout top cookie on top. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
    

Nutrition Facts

Gluten Free Gingerbread Linzer Cookies

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 122 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 16mg 5%

Sodium 98mg 4%

Potassium 142mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 20g 7%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 12g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 2.6%

Calcium 4.2%

Iron 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

(*I was given Rodelle Vanilla to create these cookies as part of my Brand Ambassadorship for Rodelle. All delicious sweet opinions are my own.)

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(*Note, this post was updated from a 12/2016 post.)

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