Gluten-Free Snowman Sugar Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

Warm-up a snowy winter's day with these adorable Gluten-Free Snowman Sugar Cookies! These easy cut-out sugar cookies are vegan, allergy-free, and so fun to bake and decorate with the kids! With a quick and simple egg-free white icing and candy decorations, these are great for a holiday cookie swap or Christmas dessert!

You don't have to be a master cookie decorator to still whip up a batch of these super easy (and adorable) snowman sugar cookies! The easiest gluten-free cut-out sugar cookie with a simple egg-free "royal icing" and edible candy decorations are ideal for baking on those cold snowy winter days! You can make them any time during the season, for any winter holiday, and since they're allergy-free, everyone can enjoy them!

Ingredients You Need

• Gluten-Free Baking Flour: I like to use a 1 to 1 baking flour for a lighter, sweeter cookie, rather than all-purpose.
• Baking Powder
• Commercial Egg Replacer: Any powdered egg replacer will do!
• Vanilla Extract
• Granulated Sugar Sweetener: Use your favorite granulated sugar or sweetener.
• Vegan/Allergy-Free Butter: You just need 1 full stick of your favorite allergy-free butter.
• Unsweetened Non-Dairy Milk

White (and Black) Icing & Decorations

• Powdered Sugar Sweetener: Use your favorite powdered sugar or sweetener.
• Water
• Vanilla Extract
• Natural Black Food Coloring
• Corn Syrup*: This is 100% optional, but a small dab of corn syrup will make your icing dry with a shiny sheen.
• Snowman Sprinkle Decorations: I used a sprinkle set from Wilton. You can use whatever allergy-free decorations you can find.

Making Your Cut-Out Snowman Cookies

1. Mix your dry ingredients together, then add in the cold butter and wet ingredients. Knead the dough with your hands and then let it chill for at least 30 minutes so your cookies won't spread!
2. Once the dough is nice and cold, roll it out to about ¼-inch thickness (you can roll a bit thinner for a crispier cookie or thicker for a softer cookie). Then use a snowman-shaped cookie cutter and cut out as many snowmen as possible with the dough. The amount will vary depending on the size of your cookie cutter.
3. Then bake the cookies at 350°F for about 10 minutes, until they are just slightly golden around the edges. Time may vary depending on the thickness of your cookies!
4. Then let them cool on a wire rack completely before you decorate!

Check out the video for visual tips!

Decorating The Snowmen

Simple White and Black Icing:

1. Start with your powdered sugar and add just enough water for the icing to be thick, but spreadable. It should be able 1 tablespoon per cup of sugar.
2. Scoop out a few spoonfuls of the white icing into another small bowl and add some black food coloring for the snowman hat.
3. You can add a tiny dab of light corn syrup to your icings if you want the cookies to have that nice shine to them when dry.

Once you have the icings mixed, you can either spread them onto the cookies or, using an icing decorator or small squeeze bottle, outline the cookie and then flood the cookie with white icing to fill. This is the easiest way to add a small portion of black icing for the hat too. While the white icing is still wet, add black candy eyes, buttons, and a nose!

Great For Any Winter Holiday

Whether you bake these up as a fun and cozy winter weekend baking project with the kids or for your holiday cookie swap, these snowmen cookies are perfect for any cold-weather occasion! They're completely:

• Gluten-Free
• Vegan
• Allergy-free (Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free, Peanut-Free, Wheat-Free, Sesame-Free, Corn-Free, Coconut-Free)
• Low in Sugar
• Kid-Friendly
• Quick and Easy

Your decorated vegan cookies will be best if eaten within 2 weeks at room temperature in a sealed container. (Note: The dyes in the candy and sprinkles you use will probably bleed into the white icing after a few days). You can also freeze undecorated cookies for about 6 months for best results! Thaw them in the fridge before decorating as normal!

Snowman Sugar Cookie Recipe

Print

After a long day playing out in the snow, warm everyone up by cranking that oven and whipping up a batch of these snowman cookies!

More Easy Cookie Recipes To Bake:

• Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
• Cut-Out Sugar Cookies with Sugar-Free Icing
• 3-Ingredient Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
• Gluten-Free Snickerdoodles
• Classic Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies

So tell me:

+ What's (or was) your favorite thing to do after a day out in the snow? Hot Chocolate and a warm bowl of pastina! #childhood

———————————————-

Stay connected:

Facebook: Strength and Sunshine

Twitter: @RebeccaGF666

Instagram: rebeccagf666

Pinterest: RebeccaGF666

Bloglovin’: Strength and Sunshine