[Nfb-idaho] Gluten Free Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

[Sean Malone]

Another great cookie recipe for those who are gluten intolerant or just want something different!

Sean


Gluten Free Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Yield: About 4 dozen cookies

INGREDIENTS:

For the cookies
2 1/2 cups (350 g) all purpose gluten free flour (I used Better Batter)
1 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice*
1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated sugar
12 tablespoons (168 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
4 ounces pumpkin butter (store-bought or homemade)
1 egg (50 g, weighed out of shell) + 1 egg yolk (25 g) at room temperature, beaten
For the topping
1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice*
*To make your own pumpkin pie spice, combine 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon + 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger + 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves + 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg.

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line rimmed baking sheets with unbleached parchment paper and set them aside.

	
• In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, pumpkin pie spice and sugar, and whisk to combine well. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add the pumpkin butter, butter, egg and egg yolk, mixing to combine after each addition. The dough will be thick, but soft. Divide it equally among two large pieces of unbleached parchment paper or plastic wrap. Roll each piece in the paper or plastic into a cylinder about 1 ½-inches in diameter, and roll to wrap tightly, twisting the ends to seal. If the dough is too soft to shape properly, place on a baking sheet and in the freezer for about 10 minutes or until firm enough to shape and slice.


• When you are ready to bake the cookies, in a small bowl, place the pumpkin pie spice and sugar for the topping in a shallow bowl, and whisk to combine well. Unwrap the cookie dough one roll at a time, and slice it in cross-section into about 24 pieces, each about ½ inch thick. Press each disk of dough into the topping mixture on both sides, and on the edges if you can manage. Place the disks of dough on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 ½-inches apart (the cookies will spread during baking).


• Place the baking sheets, one at a time, in the center of the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies have spread to about double their original size, have a crackled appearance on top and appear set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheets until firm (about 5 minutes). Repeat with the remaining dough.



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