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Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies

Sweet, buttery gluten free shortbread cookies with a melt-in-your-mouth outside and a crumbly crunch inside, made with just 5 ingredients.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time23 minutes
Chill Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 33 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Lebanese, Levantine, Middle Eastern
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 113kcal
Author: Janelle Hama

Ingredients

  • 115 g ghee room temperature (or vegetable ghee)
  • 75 g powdered sugar (icing sugar)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract optional (recommended with vegetable ghee)
  • 105 g almond flour
  • 70 g corn starch gluten free, (cornflour in Australia)
  • 35 g gluten free all-purpose flour blend (plain flour)
  • Slivered almonds or pistachios for topping (optional)
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Beat the ghee for about 2 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and cream for about 2 minutes more, until pale.
    115 g ghee, 75 g powdered sugar , ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Add the almond flour, corn starch and gluten free flour and mix until a wet dough forms. You may need to scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure the ingredients incorporate.
    105 g almond flour, 70 g corn starch , 35 g gluten free all-purpose flour blend
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Preheat a conventional oven to 320F (160C). Portion the dough into 20 g pieces, roll each into a ball and gently flatten into a disc. Place on a baking pan with space between. If using, press a single pistachio or a few slivered almonds on top.
    Slivered almonds or pistachios
  • Bake for 23 minutes, until pale golden.
  • Let the cookies cool to room temperature before handling.

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Notes

Weigh the ingredients. Everyone fills a cup differently.
Not tested nut free.
These bake pale golden.
Different gluten free all-purpose blends give slightly different cookies. Pick one and keep using it.
The dough is very wet and the rolled balls look rough. This is normal. In hot weather work quickly.
Storage: airtight container in the pantry for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 0.3mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.3mg