{"id":7064,"date":"2021-12-08T16:47:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/?p=7064"},"modified":"2022-12-02T19:45:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:45:23","slug":"gluten-free-chocolate-cut-out-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/gluten-free-chocolate-cut-out-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluten-free Chocolate Cut Out Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No spread, easy, gluten-free Chocolate Cut Out Cookies are a must-have recipe during the Holidays. The added cocoa powder and chocolate icing are a fun twist on classic Sugar Cookies that you won’t be able to get enough of!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is there anything better than chocolate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not much. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple years ago my Mom made some Chocolate Cut Out Cookies for my son’s birthday party and they were delicious, a total hit. Of course, I knew I had to make my own version then! So I took my Gingerbread Cut Out Cookies<\/a>, and turned them chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn’t get much better than this folks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These gluten-free Chocolate Cut Out Cookies are filled with rich chocolate flavor, and they have crispy edges and soft centers. Plus they’re topped with a chocolate icing that dries hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re the perfect Holiday cookies to make to decorate together as a family. Bring on the Christmas music, hot chocolate, fire, and sprinkles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, these no spread cookies work beautifully if you bake at high altitude as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forget about plain ole sugar cut out cookies, and instead give these Chocolate Cut Out Cookies a try this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A couple important Cookie Tips…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First, to make these gluten-free <\/strong>I recommend using a gluten-free all purpose flour blend<\/a>. However, if you don’t need them to be gluten-free you can use regular white flour as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, be sure to sift your cocoa powder while adding it to your bowl.<\/strong> The last thing you want in your cookie batter is chalky cocoa powder clumps. I recommend using a fine mesh strainer, like these<\/a>. I use mine all the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other than that, these Chocolate Cut Out Cookies are made just like any other cookie dough batter. With simple ingredients like butter, white sugar, vanilla, an egg, gluten-free flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the dough is easy enough, but what about the cut out’s?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Most importantly, after making the dough it’ll chill for at least two hours wrapped in saran wrap in the fridge. <\/strong>This is really a must-have, or the dough will be too soft to work with and your cut out’s will not work well at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After chilling, you’ll place your dough onto a well-floured counter<\/strong>, to roll it out with a rolling pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend consistently sprinkling the top of your dough with a little flour<\/strong>, every 3-4 rolling pin rolls. This will help the dough to not stick to the rolling pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you’ve rolled your dough out to about 1\/4 inch thin, it’s time to start punching some shapes out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Push your cookie cutter into the dough and pull it back out.<\/strong> If your cookie came up inside the cookie cutter, go ahead and gently push it out onto a baking sheet. If it did not, I recommend using a thin metal spatula to very quickly and firmly slide under the cookie. Then, you can gently slide the cookie off onto your baking sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue until you’ve cut out as many cookies as you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place cookies that are similar in size on the same baking sheets,<\/strong> so they bake correctly. If you have small cookies on the same pan as large cookies, your small cookies will over cook and your large cookies will be under done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can gently re-work the leftover dough edges together (placing more flour on your counter and sprinkling more across the top of your dough). Roll it out again and cut out more cookies. I would recommend doing this no more than two times (or the dough will start to get too soft and be hard to work with).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, after baking and cooling, it’s time to decorate!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You can use whatever frosting and sprinkles you want with these cookies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve included a recipe for a simple chocolate icing, that dries hard. It’s ideal for cookie decorating, if you want to make the prettiest chocolate cookies that you can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, a chocolate buttercream frosting (homemade or from a jar) would work great as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then sprinkle away to your hearts content, with Christmas Classics blasting in the background!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These gluten-free Chocolate Cut Out Cookies are simple to make, no spread, filled with chocolate flavor, and so much fun to decorate for the Holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you make them, let me know what you think!<\/strong> Did they turn out well for you? Leave a comment\/rating, below, and\/or find me on Instagram<\/a> and tag me in a picture of your cookies! I love to see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need more Christmas Cookie inspiration before you go?<\/strong> Be sure to check out my gluten-free Chocolate Peppermint Cookies<\/a>, Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies<\/a> and Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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2<\/span> hrs<\/span> 40<\/span> mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tServings<\/span>: 28<\/span> medium cookies<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tCalories<\/span>: 93<\/span> kcal<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tAuthor<\/span>: Chelsea Green<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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