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Gluten Free Pfeffernusse Cookies

Sandi Gaertner
Easy gluten free pfeffernusse cookie recipe
4.91 from 53 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Gluten Free Cookies and Bar Recipes, Gluten Free Dessert Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 106 kcal

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups gluten free flour blend * see note
  • ¾ cup almond flour * see note
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon all spice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 stick of butter melted (1/2 cup)
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • powdered sugar for dusting after the cookies have cooled

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350º F.
  • In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients.
  • Whisk to blend.
  • In a small bowl, add all wet ingredients and mix well.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
  • Mix well.
  • Use a cookie scoop to drop dough balls onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes until done.
  • Remove and move to a cooling rack.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Drop each cookie into powdered sugar and toss to coat.

Notes

  1. I have tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure GF and Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 GF blend. That doesn't mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours.
  2. If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
  3. To make this recipe dairy-free, substitute the butter for vegan butter.
  4. I highly suggest using almond flour and not almond meal. Almond meal is more coarse and will make your cookies grainy.
  5. Allow your cookies to cool before rolling them in the powdered sugar!
  6. These cookies will keep up to 4 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 106kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 38mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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