Saturday, December 12, 2009

Free (of most things) "Sugar" Cookies

Drop Sugar Cookies
1 C Oat (or other flour)
1 C Brown Rice Flour
3/4 C Tapioca Flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
8 TBS Palm Shortening (or butter)
1 ½ C palm Sugar
1 TBS ground flax seeds with 2 TBS hot water (let sit for 1-2 mins) (or 1 egg)
1 tsp Vanilla

Shape into balls and squash on to pan.
375 for 8-10 mins.

Sugar Cookies for Cutting
½ C Oat (sub any of these flours)
½ C Tapioca Flour
½ C Brown Rice Flour
½ C Millet Flour
½ C Amaranth Flour or Sorghum
1 tsp xanthum gum
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
8 TBS Palm Shortening (or butter)
½ C Palm Sugar
2 TBS flax mixed with 4 TBS hot water (or 2 eggs)
2 tsp vanilla
Pinch of nutmeg

Refrigerate dough for 24 hours. Roll, cut and bake at 375 for 10-15 mins.

Frosting
Mix palm shortening with Viv Agave (Organic Blue Agave Inulin available at Whole Foods) and a drop of vanilla. Makes a truly white frosting for coloring.