This quick and easy, Chewy Gluten Free Sugar Free Sugar Cookies Recipe has cranberries and pistachios! They’re a healthier treat for 95 calories!
PIN Chewy Gluten Free Sugar Free Sugar Cookies Recipe
(originally posted Dec 16/13. Updated August/2018)
Today’s cookies come straight to your from my G-ma’s kitchen.
Actually, that’s a lie. The one and only part of this that is from the G is the cranberry/pistachio combo…the rest of these sugar free cookies is totally Taylor.
How-ev-er, I was trying to be sneaky and sprinkle a little “Grama” in there ‘cause everyone knows that if it’s got a Grama behind it, it’s going to be baked with layers of love, which is equivalent to YUM CITY.
Yes, I am only 27 and a little bit far off from Grama-hood, but I still baked these with layers of love, just for you guys. Aw.
Now, it’s confession time: when I made the peppermint gluten free chewy sugar cookies recipe, and these soft and chewy sugar cookies, it was the first time I have ever made my own gluten free sugar cookie recipe. Actually, really the first time I have ventured into ANY sugar free cookie recipes!
To say I was terrified was an understatement.
Everyone grows up with sugar cookies coming out of their eyeballs around Christmas time, along with whipped gluten free shortbread cookies and healthy ginger snaps, which makes for some pretty big boots to fill.
Confession # 2: It took a while to truly perfect these, but I thiiiiiiiink you guys are going to like the outcome.
And think = KNOW because I taste tested eleventy billion of this sugar free chewy sugar cookies recipe for you.
It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.
Like I mentioned before, My G-ma used to always make the most amazing sugar cookies at Christmas. She never used icing and always covered them with Jello powder, along with the cranberries and pistachios. They were always my favorite Christmas cookie. So, as I was baking the layers of love into these for you guys, I was also rolling around in nostalgia.
Then, I realized that it was actually flour that I was rolling in and I just looked like a gluten-free-all-purpose-flour snowman. ‘Tis the Season, as they say.
Anyway. Now you’ve got cookies full of nostalgia, love AND the image of a healthy human snowman rolling around a kitchen, what more could you want?
UHHH, probably these gluten free sugar cookies?!
In the sake of health and good things, we’re skippin’ the Jello powder today. But these soft chewy sugar cookies, my internet friends, still JUST as good and baked with LOVE. You could even turn them into gluten free sugar cookie bars if that was more your jam!
The pistachios add a very subtle crunch and hint of nuttiness that elevates these sugarless cookies little above your boring old cookie. Also, it makes them feel fancy.
Pistachios are such a fancy-person nut amIright?
Cranberries are just chewy and DELICIOUS and adds this tangy flavor profile to this otherwise super sweet, Chewy Gluten Free Sugar Free Sugar Cookies Recipe shenanigans that is happening in our real-person-cookie-eating-lives.
ALSO, together they are green and red.
Which is basically as Christmas-y AS IT GETS RIGHT.
Right.
Throw on a Christmas movie, tie on that Santa Claus apron that I KNOW you have and get to Christmas-colored-cooking-baking WORK.
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Ingredients
- 1 Cups Gluten free all purpose flour (180g) *
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 Cup Granulated monkfruit
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted butter or ghee, softened to room temperature
- 1 Egg, at room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 Cup No sugar added dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- 3 Tbsp Roasted salted pistachios, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- in a medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt, cornstarch and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the monkfruit and butter with an electric hand mixer until it is light and fluffy and pale in color.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Gradually stir in the flour mixture into the butter mixture, stirring just until combined, and the dough forms a ball. Stir in the cranberries and pistachios.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls on the prepared cookie sheet, pressing down until they are about 1/2 inch thick.
- Bake until the edges JUST begin to turn golden brown, about 13-14 minutes. They will still feel very soft and unbaked, that is good.
- Let them cool on the cookie tray for 5 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- DEVOUR!
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Info:
Recipes written and produced on Food Faith Fitness are for informational purposes only.
FOR THIS RECIPE, I RECOMMEND:
WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PER SERVING: SMART POINTS: 4 POINTS+: 3. OLD POINTS: 2
(per 1 cookie)
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Brittany says
These look so festive, T! Can’t wait to try them.
Taylor Kiser says
Thanks girl!
Tori//Gringalicious.com says
Oh, yes please! These are not only adorable, but they are also the perfect simple sweet to balance this holiday season!
Taylor Kiser says
Thank you girlfriend!
Christina says
Hahahaha, you said G-ma, that’s adorable. You know what? I love pistachios but rarely make them into anything. What in the what is wrong with me? Seriously! These cookies look amazing though and it’s nice to see a cookie recipe that’s a bit healthier this time of year. I love getting my unhealthy cookie on, but every now and then my poor waistline needs a break.
Taylor Kiser says
That is what I call her when she isn’t looking 😉 LOL
What IS wrong with you? Kidding!! But you totally need to try pistachios in things!
I feel you on that too. I also agree that unhealthy cookies are DELISH, but all in moderation!
ubold says
staring at the bread with a glass of milk is delicious
Andrea says
I didn’t have enough Monkfruit, so I had to add a little cane sugar, but they were great! My husband didn’t even notice they were healthier cookies.
Taylor Kiser says
Sooo excited to hear this! Yay!! 🙂
Lauren says
this looks awesome instead of using Gluten free all purpose flour could I just use regular all purpose flour?
Taylor Kiser says
Sure thing!
jen z says
Good base recipe. I’doubled the nuts, and substituted dried cherries for cranberries.
Taylor Kiser says
Thanks Jen!
Christy says
If I use almond or coconut flour instead of the gluten free you suggest will it be ok?
Is monkfruit the best for this or is there another alternative sweetener youve used that works well?
Thanks!
Taylor Kiser says
No, those are much different than gluten free four. Sorry!
And I’ve only tested with monkfruit!
Ysabel says
Will oil instead of butter work? As well as honey instead of granulated monk fruit?
Thanks!
Taylor Kiser says
Nope -sorry! The recipe needs to be made as written to work the same!
SC says
I’d love to make just the sugar cookie dough into the base for a fruit pizza for my daughter’s birthday. Will I be able to roll it out?
hausea says
Hi there! Yes, you can definitely use the sugar cookie dough from this recipe as the base for a fruit pizza. To do that, you’ll need to make some adjustments to the recipe and the baking process.
First, you can remove the dried cranberries and pistachios from the recipe, as these aren’t necessary for a fruit pizza base. Next, instead of scooping the dough into balls, you can roll out the dough:
1. Prepare a clean surface and dust it with some gluten-free all-purpose flour to prevent the dough from sticking.
2. Place the dough on the floured surface and use a rolling pin to roll it out to your desired thickness (about 1/4 inch is a good starting point for a fruit pizza base).
3. To maintain a round shape, you might want to use a large round cookie cutter or any round object like a plate or a bowl to cut out the base.
4. Transfer the base to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake it at 350 degrees for about 13-15 minutes, or until the edges start turning golden brown.
After letting the cookie base cool, you can now top it with your desired combination of fruits and any other toppings for a delicious and personalized fruit pizza! Enjoy, and happy birthday to your daughter!