Showing posts with label Christmas cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas cookies. Show all posts

Sunday, December 23, 2012

356/366: GF Cookie Exchange

Last week, I held the first annual Gluten Free Cookie Exchange.

It was fun.  Nothing like a table full of safe cookies!  And truffles.

It's really nice to have such a great selection of cookies. 

Unfortunately, I've eaten most of them and they may not make it to the Christmas table.

So I made more...two more refrigerated doughs in the fridge for today.  Another round of cut outs.  Only white icing for my boy and an all natural candy sprinkle made with beet juice and berries.  Healthy, too!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

349/366: Gluten Free Baking

Tonight, I hosted the first annual Gluten Free Cookie Exchange.

It was fun. In another, I'll show you some pictures of our table.

But first, the prep.

Gluten free baking is tough. I have cried many times over cookies that didn't work. I distinctly remember one year, my third batch of cut out cookies (and third failure), throwing all the cookies in the trash along with the cookie sheet.

It's tough. The Christmas cookie without gluten is a whole other beast. They often require more flour, but how much? They require more chilling, but how long? They require Xanthan gum, or is it Guar Gum that is more effective?


And if that isn't enough to create a massive headache, spilling half of the largest jar of sprinkles all over the kitchen, is enough to grab a cocktail.