Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Linzer Tart Cookies (GF Vegan)

Tried to cut the hole after cookies were baked and it cracked...

1/2 cup GF flour  (garfava/potato starch and arrowroot about one third of each to make 1/2 cup)

1/6 cup (half hazelnut flour- half almond flour or whichever you like better)

1/16 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 cup Earth Balance

1/8 cup Coconut Oil

1/6 organic powdered sugar or evaporated cane juice

1/16? cup non dairy milk til able to form into cookie dough (I used rice milk)

1/8 tsp vanilla extract

Have all ingredients at room temperature and mix all together. Shape into small balls and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet .

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes til edges are golden

Let cool and make sandwich cookies with your favorite raspberry jam.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Powdered Sugar Cookies (GF Vegan)

                 These are a light and airy crispy/tender cookie with a light sweetness and a hint of vanilla.


2 oz  (1/4 cup) coconut oil -room temp

2 oz (1/4 cup) Earth Balance- room temp

1/4 cup organic powdered sugar (confectioner's)

1/8 cup coconut milk- room temp

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup garfava flour

1/4 cup potato starch

1/4 cup arrowroot

All ingredients should be room temperature. Mix well and place in pastry bag or ziploc bag with notch cut out of the corner and pipe onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. If you make fancy shapes with the pastry bag (ie ridges)  the recipe says to leave the piped cookies on the tray for 30 minutes in the air. This will help  the shapes keep when baked. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes til slightly golden.