Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Coconut Cookies
photo by Ewok610
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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16 cookies
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 cup rice flour
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 3⁄4 cup unsweetened coconut
- 1⁄2 teaspoon orange extract (optional)
directions
- Sift together the corn starch and flour in one bowl.
- Mix the margarine and sugar until fluffy in another bowl (I did this by hand).
- Add vanilla or orange extract, if using, to the margarine mixture.
- Add flour mixture to margarine mixture and mix until combined.
- Using a tablespoon measure, spoon onto a very lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes until golden brown on the edges.
- This will make about 16 cookies (2" in diameter).
- You can drizzle with some melted chocolate after they have cooled for the extra flavor and visual effect.
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Reviews
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I have multiple allergies and a sweet tooth. These were wonderful! I used tapioca starch instead of the cornstarch and didn't have any orange extract so used vanilla extract but they would be good with citrus and I think lemon zest would be yummy too. My non-allergic husband and kids ate these up. Thank you!
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I do a lot of GF baking. I didn't figure these ingredients would work well but I like to try things the way they're written first. Rice flour is too dry and sandy, but it works great for rolling dough for cut-outs or spreading pizza crust. This recipe resulted in dough that is way too dry and crumbly. Definitely go with tapioca flour and replace the rice with GF oat or sorgum or combination of them. Also add an egg or flax egg. BTW: your instructions don't say what to do with the coconut.
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I have multiple allergies and a sweet tooth. These were wonderful! I used tapioca starch instead of the cornstarch and didn't have any orange extract so used vanilla extract but they would be good with citrus and I think lemon zest would be yummy too. My non-allergic husband and kids ate these up. Thank you!