Description
Brown butter gluten-free snickerdoodles are a must-make recipe for holiday cookies! Simple to make, egg free, and the dough is edible!
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter (will reduce 20-25% when making the brown butter)
- 1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon gluten-free oat flour (188g)
- 1/4 cup blanched fine almond flour (28g)
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup raw sugar or fine coconut sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk, room temperature
- 1/2 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cinnamon Sugar Mixture - 2-3 Tablespoons sugar and 1/2-3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Make the brown butter (I used the technique from The Kitchn)
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Tip – Use a pan with a light-colored bottom so you can see the color of the butter change.
- Swirl the pan while the butter is cooking so it cooks evenly.
- The butter will begin to foam as it melts and the color will change to a light brown. Once you smell the nutty aroma, take the pan off the heat and pour the browned butter into a glass bowl. Set aside.
Make the Cookie Dough
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients; oat flour, almond flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, raw sugar, and salt. Mix until combined and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the wet ingredients (minus the butter); milk, vinegar, and vanilla extract.
- Gently pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix to combine.
- Add the brown butter to the batter and gently mix again until well incorporated.
- Place the batter in the fridge for 30 minutes or up to 24 hours (see notes).
- While the batter is in the fridge, preheat the oven to 350°F and grease or line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Remove the batter from the fridge. Using a medium size cookie scoop, scoop the batter into your hands and roll into a ball. Roll each dough ball into the cinnamon-sugar mixture then place on the baking sheet. With a spoon, sprinkle each dough ball with additional cinnamon sugar.
- Bake for 11 to 14 minutes. Check at 10 minutes for doneness. Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the pan for 8-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
Ingredient Tips – Each oat flour brand processes its flour differently, which can lead to varying weights per cup. For best results, weigh your oat flour. Vegan option – Vegan butter can’t be browned. However, you can substitute the butter with melted vegan butter and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract for a nutty, buttery flavor.
Prep Tip – This dough can be prepared in advance and frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: dessert
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 93
- Sugar: 6.7g
- Sodium: 131mg
- Fat: 2.8g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Carbohydrates: 16.5g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 6.1mg

