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9 Best Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes

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If you’re looking for delicious gluten-free cookie recipes, you’re in the right place!

Whether you’re avoiding gluten due to dietary restrictions or simply exploring new ways to enjoy sweet treats, these nine recipes are guaranteed to satisfy your cravings.

Flour for Gluten-Free Cookies Tips

  • Most cookie recipes can easily be adapted to be gluten-free by substituting traditional all-purpose flour with gluten-free all-purpose (GF AP) flour. GF AP flour is a carefully crafted blend of gluten-free ingredients such as rice flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, and xanthan gum, which mimic the structure and texture of wheat-based flour.
  • I buy my gluten-free flour on Thrive Market for the best prices. Some reliable brands for gluten-free baking include Namaste Foods, Bob’s Red Mill, and King Arthur Baking Company. These brands provide consistent results and are widely available.
  • It’s important to note that almond flour is not a 1:1 substitute for all-purpose flour. Almond flour has a completely different texture, fat content, and absorbency, so recipes using it require specific adjustments to work. If you’d like to bake with almond flour, look for recipes specifically developed for it, like some of the delicious options listed in this roundup.
  • Also, check each individual ingredient for a gluten-free designation. Gluten is sometimes used as an addative in things like vanilla extract, so if this is an allergy concern, check each ingredient.

Each recipe below is easy to make, flavorful, and free of gluten – proving that you don’t need traditional flour to create irresistible cookies. Enjoy!

9 Best Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes

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Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies Recipe (Dairy-Free Option)

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies taste just like traditional sugar cookies! We love to make these on special occasions—no one has to know they’re gluten-free and dairy-free. If you like them, please leave a star rating in the comments to help other readers in our community.

Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies with red and green sprinkles on white parchment paper

5-Ingredient Almond Flour Christmas Cookies

Enjoy these delicious gluten-free Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies! With just 5 ingredients and 10-12 minutes of bake time, these buttery, crumbly cookies are made with wholesome ingredients and have a touch of sweetness. Customize with orange zest, lemon zest, or sprinkles to match your festivities or occasion.

Almond Butter Cookies

Almond Butter Cookies (5 Ingredients!)

This almond butter cookies recipe is a crowd favorite! Plus, they’re super easy to make. If you’re allergic to nuts you can use sunbutter or cashew butter instead. Adjust the amount of honey depending on how you like your cookies. As-written, these are dessert. Halve the amount of honey for a lower sugar snack.

Healthy Power Cookie Recipe Elizabeth Rider

Healthy Power Cookies (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Lemme guess: you need a snack for some energy. You want to be healthy, but you also want a cookie. Enter: Healthy Power Cookies I wrote this recipe with both health and flavor in mind. They’re a twist on a classic chocolate chip cookie mixed with an oatmeal cookie, but with healthier ingredients and a

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The Best Black Bean Brownies Recipe

This black bean brownie recipe makes a decadent treat, but it contains only healthy ingredients (and you can’t even taste the black beans). If you love it, please leave a 5-star rating in the comments to help other readers in our community.

Healthy Shortbread Cookies Recipe (Gluten-Free) Elizabeth Rider

Easy Healthy Shortbread Cookies (Gluten-Free)

If you’re looking for a healthy cookie recipe for an occasional treat, look no further than these easy healthy shortbread cookies. These cookies are gluten-free and made with almond flour. They are very similar to my base almond flour cookies recipe. These healthy shortbread cookies are the perfect indulgence when you want a treat that

Healthy Almond Flour Cookies stacked by Elizabeth Rider

Perfect Almond Flour Cookies

Make this delicious Almond Flour Cookies recipe. With just 5 ingredients, they’re gluten-free, easy, and perfect for a healthy treat. This recipe makes 12 (2-inch) round cookies.

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Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies

These Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies are easy, naturally gluten-free, and dairy-free, and come together with just 6 ingredients. I highly recommend them!

Easy Peanut Butter Fudge Elizabeth Rider

Easy Peanut Butter Fudge (Made Healthy!)

This healthier version of peanut butter fudge is one of my favorites. I keep them in the freezer and grab a few for a snack when I need a pick-me-up of energy. You can substitute the peanut butter for almond butter or sun butter if you prefer. The chocolate chips are optional, and highly recommended! If you love it, please leave a star rating in the comments to help other readers in our community.

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Elizabeth Rider has spent 15+ years writing the healthy recipes at ElizabethRider.com, all built on one idea: you should only eat food you love. She's a certified holistic health coach (Institute for Integrative Nutrition) with a Plant-Based Nutrition certification from Cornell, the author of The Health Habit, and the founder of the Butler app. Her Friday 5 newsletter reaches 60,000+ readers every week, and millions of people watch her cooking videos on YouTube. Get the Friday 5 👇

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