Our focus in the Boulder Locavore kitchen has shifted to December and the magic of the holidays. Cookie baking has always been a Christmas tradition for our family. After all poor Santa must burn many calories on his speedy trip around the world. Never let it be said we did not contribute to his nocturnal intake of 3 billion cookies!
The tides turned when we became gluten-free however. Old favorite recipes for cookies don't always convert easily when changing to being gluten-free. Baking at our Colorado altitude can throw a wrench into things as well. When scouring the internet for gluten-free recipes one would hope to find a variety of options just as if they were gluten eaters. It can be tricky to find options that appeal, are gluten-free and feel like holiday baking.
Fortunately I'm acquainted with some very talented gluten-free bloggers who always deliver. Additionally with the growing awareness of gluten-free needs many of the premier food magazines offer unique as well as traditional favorite recipes including holiday cookies. I first posted a 'Christmas cookie countdown' last year and it was wildly popular. I've reprised it again for 2014 with an all new set of recipes AND a fun baking giveaway of some favorite things as well!
- Mint M&M Forgotten Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cinnamon Squares
- Lavender Fudge with Salted Caramel Top
- Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies {Tasty Yummies}
- Gluten-Free Vegan Linzer Cookies {Café Johnsonia}
- Gingerbread Cookies {The Roasted Root}
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies {Pineapple and Coconut}
- Chai Spiced Cookies {Texanerin}
- Crunch Almond Cookies {Gourmande In The Kitchen}
- Peanut Butter Sprinkle Cookies {Crazy for Crust}
- Lemon Snowball Cookies {Taste and Tell blog}
- Rolled Sugar Cookies {The Baking Beauties}
- Chewy Almond Macaroons {Saveur}
- Whipped Shortbread {The Baking Beauties}
- Chocolate Orange Spritz Cookies {All Day I Dream About Food}
- Grain Free Spiced Molasses Cookies {Tasty Yummies}
- Soft and Chewy Toffee and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies {Averie Cooks}
- Chocolate Dipped Espresso Meringues {Real Simple}
- Chocolate Almond Thumbprint Cookies {Food and Wine}
- Vanilla Crescent Cookies {Saveur}
- Anise Biscotti Cookies {Gluten-Free Goddess}
- Pine Nut Brittle {Saveur}
- Mexican Wedding Cookies {The Urban Baker}
- Basler Brunsli Chocolate Almond Spice Cookies {Saveur}
For easy pinning, all recipes (2013 and 2014) can be found on my 24 Days of Gluten Free Christmas Cookie Recipe Pinterest board! Don’t miss the inaugural list of 24 Days of Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies from 2013 and 24 Days of Gluten-Free Chirstmas Cookies and Treats (2015) for an all original list of recipes!
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post however I was provided duplicate tools to use for the purpose of this post. All opinions are my own.
Carolyn says
Thanks for including my spritz cookies!
Holly E says
I plan to bake snickerdoodle cookies and sugar cookies this Christmas
Judy says
I must go check out that website asap
Jen says
We’ll be making Mexican Wedding Cakes like we do every year!
BusyWorkingMama says
Thanks for the chance to win! I’d like to bake some homemade pumpkin pie!
Shaina says
I have a whole list of things I plan to bake, but mondelbrot (Jewish biscotti) is up first!
Pauline says
I’m gonna be making so much this holiday season, but something I’m looking forward to trying out is a salted caramel peanut butter bars recipe!
Anne-Marie @ This Mama Cooks! On a Diet says
What a great list! I could use another jelly roll pan. During baking season, it always seems like I’m one pan short.
Colette says
Great GF cookie recipes! I will definitely be trying a few. Thank you for the chance to win!
tammigirl says
My favorite holiday baking will be the cookies. Cookies, cookies, and more cookies! Decorated sugar cookies, gingersnaps, snickerdoodles, chocolate crinkles, chocolate chip, chocolate/butterscotch chip, white chocolate macadamia, and whatever else strikes my fancy!