Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups gluten-free flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cups unsalted butter , softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Make the cookies: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

3. 3

   Beat white sugar, butter, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until mixture is smooth. Gradually mix in flour mixture until a dough forms.

4. 4

   Form dough into a ball. Wrap ball with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

5. 5

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mats.

6. 6

   Roll dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into shapes using desired cookie cutters. Arrange cookies on the prepared baking sheets.

7. 7

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown, about 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.

8. 8

   While the cookies are cooling, make the icing: Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a bowl using an electric mixer until well combined. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar until icing is smooth.

9. 9

   Spread icing onto cooled cookies.