The best gluten-free molasses cookies are soft and chewy, filled with the flavors of cinnamon, ginger and cloves, dipped in sugar, and, of course, gluten free! These cookies taste just like classic molasses cookies but use Betty Crocker™ All-Purpose Gluten Free Rice Flour Blend, a great all-purpose substitution for wheat-based flour. This recipe makes almost 50 cookies, enough to bring to a holiday cookie exchange or perfect for enjoying them at home and freezing the leftovers for later.
Gluten-Free Molasses Cookies
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 2/3 cups from 1 box (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free All Purpose Rice Flour Blend
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses and egg with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar.
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Step2Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 48 (1-inch) balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
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Step3Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until set and cookies appear dry. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
Nutrition
80
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 40mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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