The Bottom Line
If you like the combination of peppermint and chocolate in a cookie, you should love this recipe for Gluten-Free Holiday Peppermint Thins from Land O'Lake.
This simple recipe calls for easy-to-find gluten-free ingredients, and the dough can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated until you're ready to bake.
Pros
- Delicious!
- Calls for a simple gluten-free all purpose flour blend - included at the bottom of the recipe
- Easy to make and dough can be prepared ahead and refrigerated
- Festive appearance - nice on holiday dessert platters!
- Unfrosted, cookies can be used to make chocolate cookie crumb pie crusts
Cons
- Recipe calls for almond bark, which may contain hydrogenated trans fats
Description
- Recipe for Gluten-Free Holiday Thins from Land O'Lakes
- Recipe makes a lot of cookies - about 60 two-inch cookies.
- If you prefer, substitute good quality white chocolate for the almond bark called for in this recipe (to frost cookies.)
- Save and freeze unfrosted cookies to make gluten-free chocolate cookie crumb pie crusts - perfect for making Grasshopper Pie.
Guide Review - Review of Gluten-Free Holiday Peppermint Thins Recipe from Land O'Lakes
The taste and texture of this recipe for gluten-free holiday peppermint thin cookies are reminiscent of chocolate wafer cookies, simple and satisfying - only this recipe is flavored with peppermint extract and frosted and decorated for the holidays.
This recipe uses a simple gluten-free all purpose flour blend made of white rice flour, potato starch and tapioca. Cocoa supplies lots of chocolate flavor and the cookies roll out nicely and are easy to handle. You can make the dough ahead of time and keep refrigerated until you're ready to make them.
The recipe is iced with melted almond bark candy coating. Almond bark products may contain hydrogenated oils (trans fats). Therefore, to avoid this unhealthy fat, you may decide to substitute melted good quality white chocolate chips for the almond bark icing called for in this recipe. See recipe below.
Gluten-Free Peppermint Holiday Thins Recipe from Land O'Lakes
White Chocolate Icing Recipe:
- 1 12-ounce bag of good quality white chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
Place chocolate and shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Heat on high for about 20 seconds, stir and heat for another 20 seconds. Stir again. Icing is ready when the mixture is smooth and creamy. Carefully dip one side of cooled cookies in mixture and hold cookie over bowl to allow excess to drip back into the bowl. Set dipped cookies on waxed paper and sprinkle with your favorite gluten-free decorations, chopped nuts or crushed peppermint candy.
