Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Gluten-free Preserve Filled Shortbread Cookies

If you are gluten intolerant like moi and have a yearning for a delicate shortbread cookied filled with your favorite preserves, you hit the right place.   Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1/3 cup white rice flour
1/2 cup sweet rice flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup sorghum flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. xanthum gum
14 Tablespoons of butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 300F degrees. Place Silpat or parchment paper on two cookie sheets
Mix together in a medium bowl all of the dry ingredients.  Set aside.
In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, mix together, butter, sugar and vanilla.  Mix for 2 minutes on medium speed.
Gradually add the dry ingredients, scraping down the bowl.  Mix on medium for 3 minutes.  Will make pea sized dough.
Shape ping-pong sized balls of dough.  Place on cookie sheet and with thumb make a deep indentation.
Bake for 25 minutes.  Remove and using 1/2 tsp of your favorite preserves, place carefully on each cookie.  Bake an additional 5 minutes.  Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. 

Bon appetite!