Some of my favorite holiday memories are of baking with my family – eating dough, throwing a smidge of flour at each other, and most importantly ending up with a plate of hot, fresh cookies.
If you’re planning a baking session soon, here are seven tried-and-true holiday cookie recipes to make your season a little brighter.
I hope you love them as much as we do!
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Men
These chewy gingerbread cookies blend sweet cinnamon and a hint of vanilla with zingy ginger and molasses.
They’re surprisingly simple to make and so delicious!
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies
Decorated with naturally colored sprinkles and plant-based, natural food dye, these cutout cookies are super easy to make and fun to decorate.
Gluten-Free Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft, chewy and rolled in cinnamon sugar deliciousness, these gluten-free snickerdoodles are made with just a handful of simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand.
Gluten-Free Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
These scrumptious gluten-free butter pecan cookies are buttery, chewy and so yummy, and you only need seven ingredients to make them!
Zimtsterne: A Traditional German Holiday Cookie
Zimtsterne, which means “cinnamon stars,” is a traditional spiced cookie that’s made with ground almonds or hazelnuts. It’s naturally gluten-free, chewy in the middle, and crisp around the edges.
Soft & Chewy Chai Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Spiced with ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, cloves, nutmeg and a smidge of black pepper, these chai cookies are soft, chewy, and easy to make.
Jam Thumbprint Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Soft & buttery, these thumbprint cookies are easy to make and so delicious! Fill with whatever jam makes your taste buds sing – raspberry, strawberry, peach, and blackberry are a few of our favorites.
Bonus Recipe: Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whether or not this favorite is actually a holiday cookie depends on who you ask, but I’m including it here for those who can’t imagine a holiday baking session without them.
These ooey-gooey paleo cookies are one of my family’s tried-and-true favorite recipes. Ready in about 20 minutes.
More Holiday Recipes To Try
Easy, Creamy Homemade Eggnog (Traditional and Dairy-Free) – Our ancestors didn’t drink eggnog with high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, stabilizers and carrageenan, and we don’t have to either. Make this quick and easy creamy eggnog instead.
Chocolate Peppermint Freezer Fudge – This chocolate peppermint freezer fudge recipe reminds me of biting into a Thin Mint cookie, and it only takes 10 minutes of hands-on time to make.
Mexican Hot Chocolate – This rich, velvety Mexican hot chocolate is one of my favorites. It balances notes of cinnamon and vanilla with the exotic warmth of chipotle chili powder. You’ll find my recipe over at NourishedKitchen.com.
Homemade Marshmallows – Is it possible to make light, fluffy marshmallows without corn syrup? Yep. These classic-style marshmallows are made with wholesome ingredients like honey, grass-fed gelatin and vanilla.
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Thank you, Heather, for sharing your gluten free recipes. It makes it easier for me to share my baked goods for all in the family!