Last fall, my mom was diagnosed with a gluten [1] allergy — which was a pretty big deal in our house considering the majority of our holiday bonding time is spent baking together.
I could tell she was discouraged by her new lifestyle, so my siblings and I surprised her with a collection of new gluten-free cookie recipes. Now, we prefer these gluten-free finds to the original selection we'd grown up baking. Mom never feels left out, and we get to experiment with new festive flavour combinations.
Gluten-Free Vanilla Pecan Snowball Cookies
I'll take icing sugar snowballs to the face any day — especially if they're packed with pecans.
Get the recipe: gluten-free vanilla pecan snowball cookies [2]
Gluten-Free Vegan Snickerdoodles
These snickerdoodles hit me right in the nostalgia — their smell right out of the oven brings me back to my childhood kitchen alongside mom and grandma.
Get the recipe: gluten-free vegan snickerdoodles [3]
Toasted Pecan Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies
Half dipped in chocolate and decorated with toasted pecans, these cookies are too beautiful to eat. I'll still stash a few aside for myself, but the rest makes for a great gift basket.
Get the recipe: toasted pecan almond flour shortbread cookies [4]
Grain-Free Ginger Cookies
Imagine dunking these chewy bites in hot coffee while curled up on the couch in front of the fire — need I say more?
Get the recipe: grain-free ginger cookies [5]
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies With Almond Flour
Pumpkin and chocolate chip cookies are both in my top five favourite holiday flavours — but why pick just one when you can tastefully combine the two.
Get the recipe: chocolate chip pumpkin cookies with almond flour [6]
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies With Bourbon Cinnamon Frosting
Or, you could give pumpkin cookies a sophisticated upgrade with some bourbon cinnamon frosting. Either way, you can't go wrong.
Get the recipe: pumpkin sugar cookies with bourbon cinnamon frosting [7]
Double Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies
We can't forget about the chocolate lovers gathering around our holiday table. For them, I'm serving up double the flavour — it's the season of indulging after all.
Get the recipe: double chocolate almond butter cookies [8]
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