No Fail Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies (Cut Out)

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 cups granulated sugar
• ½ cups unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 large egg (room temperature)
• 1 tbsp milk (or dairy‑free)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (or 1 tsp. almond extract + 1 tsp. vanilla)
• ¼ tsp salt (omit if butter is salted)
• 2 cups gluten‑free all purpose flour (cup4cup all purpose gluten‑free flour highly recommended)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl cream together the sugar and butter until very light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
2. Add the egg, milk, vanilla, and salt to the butter/sugar mixture and beat until well combined.
3. Add the flour and beat at low speed until combined; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or freeze for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
5. Sprinkle gluten‑free flour onto a rolling surface, roll out half the cold dough to about 1/4" thickness, cut out shapes and transfer to the prepared sheets; repeat with remaining dough.
6. Bake for 10‑12 minutes until set, then cool 5 minutes on the sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
7. Decorate with icing and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.