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.
Danielle DaVault says
Every year my mother and I make cookie care packages for all of our extended family and my fiances family. We usually end up baking around 300 cookies total. It is such a great tradition that we have carried on for 25 years.
Toni Dash says
I love that Danielle. I feel like I was able to make time for those types of projects before I had kids more readily. I used to (pre becoming gluten-free) a braid bread in which each segment was a different type of bread (white, pumpernickle and rye). I would bake tons of loaves for everyone I worked with, friends and family. It’s very soul-warming to create like that!
Shannon Baas says
I plan on making fudge and sugar cookies.
theresa krier says
hi, my kids, grandkids & i will be baking lots of cookies to give away & it wouldn’t be a celebration without my mom’s cinnamon rolls, thanks so much
Susan says
What a great list! I cannot wait to check them all out. Thanks so much for including me in this fabulous round up! Happy baking!
Toni Dash says
Of course! I love Mexican Wedding Cookies but never make them. Thanks to you, that will change this year!
Allison (Spontaneous Tomato) says
I want to try making green tea cookies sometime this December… and I’d love to win the giveaway! 🙂
Toni Dash says
Yum! Those sound great Allison!
Margot Core says
I will be baking like a person possessed; cakes, pies, cookies – some gluten free and some not!
Valerie R. says
I will be baking Gluten Free revel bars, and will probably pick out a few recipes from this list!
Toni Dash says
What are Revel Bars, Valerie? I’m intrigued!
Kelly says
We do a lot of baking for the holiday’s. I try to make all sorts of cookies, breads, fudge, cake, and peanut brittle. We then give out the treats as gifts to our family, friends and neighbors. I truly enjoy baking and with these tools I would love it even more.
NancyB says
One cannot have too many cookie recipes! Jelly roll pans are handy for so many things, can’t have too many of those, either, especially this time of year. Casabella is new to me, thanks for the link, and the giveaway.
Dee Fedor says
I can’t believe it is almost time to bake my Gluten free cookies for Christmas!