Ready to get your gluten-free holiday baking on? 24 best gluten-free Christmas Cookie recipes, one for every day in December, with a wide variety of cookies sure to become new favorites for both those gluten-free and gluten-eaters!
It’s that time of year again: 24 Gluten-Free Christmas Cookie Recipes to countdown to Christmas! For the past four years I’ve published a new collection of gluten-free cookie (and treats last year) recipes to countdown to Christmas! With December 1 a few days away, I wanted to be sure you were armed and ready, with spatula’s primed to begin baking for the holidays.
When my kids and I first became gluten-free (for medical need) over 10 years ago we found a really fun local holiday event hosted by a Celiac group. It was a gluten-free cookie exchange. Everyone brought 6 dozen gluten-free holiday cookies and copies of their recipes to hand out, along with food storage containers.
Hot drinks were served and people visited while sampling all the different cookies, collecting recipes and an assortment of cookies to take home with them. I can’t describe how exciting it was, particularly for the children, to be at a food event where they could eat everything without having to read labels or ask 20 questions about ingredients before taking a bite! That is my inspiration for starting this Boulder Locavore tradition of collecting virtual recipes to share with you for your holiday baking!
I’ve scoured the internet curating interesting and inspired gluten-free Christmas cookie recipes from traditional to unique. No matter what type of cookies you love, I feel sure you’ll find new favorites on this list! Being one who loves variety, I’ve sourced quintessential holiday cookie types, those decorated in beautiful holiday trimmings and special flavorful options to adorn your holiday parties in style.
Some of these recipes are naturally gluten-free as well. If you are a gluten-eater, I feel confident you’ll love making these too and trying some new flavors as well as realizing some of your holiday favorites are already gluten-free!
I think this year is my favorite to date! I know you’ll love exploring some of the talented bloggers who contributed to this delicious list. Their recipes are creative and photography fantastic! ALL the recipes on this list are gluten-free!
For those who love Pinterest, come check out my Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies board! Loads of great recipe options.
Happy Baking!
1.Chocolate Peppermint Dipped Meringues
2. Holiday Chocolate Peppermint Magic Bars
3. Gluten Free Christmas Cookies with Stained Glass {Noshtastic}
4. Christmas Light Cookies {Fork and Beans}
5. Iced Gingerbread Men and Ginger Cats {Snixy Kitchen}
6. Black and White Cookies (free from top 8 allergens) {Allergy Awesomeness}
7. Christmas Hat and Mitten Cookies (with decorating tutorial) {Noshtastic}
8. Chocolate Raspberry Macarons {Diethood}
9. Salted Bacon Fat Ginger Molasses Cookies {Snixy Kitchen}
10. Almond Cookies {Taste Love and Nourish}
11. Double Chocolate Mint Cookies (dairy-free option too) {Meaningful Eats}
12. Soft Batch Apple Cider Gingersnap Cookies {Iowa Girl Eats}
13. Paleo Gingerbread Men Cookies {Texanerin}
14. Cinnamon Spiced Almond Paleo Sugar Cookies {Cotter Crunch}
15. Black and White Meringue Cookies {Diethood}
16. Chocolate Dipped Cashew Almond Butter Cookies with Candied Sage {Running to the Kitchen}
17. Red Velvet Macaroons {Give Recipe}
18. Chocolate Christmas Monster Cookies {NeighborFood}
19. Pfeffernusse Cookies {Fearless Dining}
20. Cardamom Almond Paleo Thumbprint Cookies {The Roasted Root}
21. Cinnamon Star Cookies {Masala Herb}
22. Gingerbread Macarons {Spoonful of Flavor}
23. Roasted Walnut Chocolate Dipped Gluten-free Shortbread {The Roasted Root}
24. Chocolate Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies {Fork and Beans}
For more great Christmas cookie (and treat) recipes: 2013 24 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes, 2014 24 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes and 2015 24 Days of Christmas Cookie & Treat Recipes.
Evagrace Adams says
I really like the recipes, I hope to see more in the future… Thanks ?
Toni Dash says
I’m so glad! Feel free to sign up for the free email subscription to receive recipes when they are posted and use the Menu bar to browse types of recipes and holidays to find more you like!
Hali @daytodayMOMents says
These look so good, I saw some that are free of other allergens! I’ll have to check them out.
Sa says
All of this looks so good. I love making cookies around the holiday.
Brianne says
Yes to all of this. My son is gluten free so I always do my best to make him festive cookies so he doesn’t feel left out, especially during school parties!
Toni Dash says
We found out our kids needed to be gluten-free when they were 2 and 6 so living through elementary school doing the same thing Brianne. I think this list has so many beautiful options; all his friends will WISH they were gluten-free.
Melisasource says
What a blessing! My family has recently gone gluten-free and we’re always looking for good recipes!
Toni Dash says
I can relate Melissa. Fortunately for you the internet is full of them (vs when I became GF 10 years ago). As a reminder all of my recipes are gluten-free often with a gluten option (don’t want to leave out those who eat gluten).