These gluten free spritz cookies are light and buttery – they just melt in your mouth! This is a classic cookie recipe that everyone will enjoy.
What holiday treats bring up special memories for you? I have a few, but one that pops into my mind is a tin of butter cookies.
When I was little, I loved eating those butter cookies. The novelty of a tin of different shaped cookies was just so fun during the holidays.
Although a tin of those cookies isn’t safe for us anymore, homemade gluten free spritz cookies are even better.
This recipe is SUPER simple – it’s pared down to just a few ingredients, and when you use vegan buttery spread, these spritz cookies are dairy free as well.
If you need more holiday cookie ideas, try these gluten free vegan sugar cookies, snowball cookies, gluten free Scotch shortbread, or sunbutter blossom cookies. I also have a recipe for decorated chocolate spritz cookies that’s very festive and fun.
Ingredient Notes
- Gluten Free Flour Blend – I like to use Namaste Perfect Flour Blend. A different store bought blend could also work well. I don’t recommend grain free flour like coconut flour or almond flour for this recipe.
- Sugar – Confectioner’s sugar, (powdered sugar) keeps these cookies nice and light.
- Vegan Buttery Spread – We like Earth Balance Soy Free Vegan Buttery Spread. It gives these cookies a very buttery flavor.
Step by Step Instructions
- Make a simple dough of butter, confectioner’s sugar, gluten free flour, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Load the dough into a cookie press.
- Press the desired shapes onto a cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes.
Special Equipment
To make spritz cookies, you need a cookie press. Each brand of cookie press will probably have instructions specific to that model, but the basic concept is the same. You will load the cylinder with dough, choose your desired shape and place the disc in the press before screwing it together.
To press cookies, place the press on the cookie sheet and squeeze the trigger. When you lift the press up, there should be a cookie on the cookie sheet.
I have the Pampered Chef cookie press, and I really love it. But there are quite a few varieties that look similar on Amazon, and they are very affordable.
Make Ahead Instructions
You can make the dough in advance and refrigerate it for 2-3 days. Let it come to room temperature before putting it into the cookie press.
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Recipe
Gluten Free Spritz Cookies (Vegan, Allergy Friendly).
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegan buttery spread
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 â…“ cups gluten free flour blend
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the vegan buttery spread, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until smooth.
- Add the gluten free flour mix and mix on low speed until combined.
- Load some of the dough into the cookie press according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Place the cookie press directly onto the parchment lined cookie sheet. Squeeze the trigger and pull the press up. There should be a cookie on the sheet. Repeat. Leave about an inch between the cookies.
- If you would like to use sprinkles, sprinkle them on right before you place the cookies in the oven.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet before removing them. Repeat steps 4-6 with the remaining dough.
Judith
Lovely crisp buttery cookies.
Katie
Very tasty and delicious!