Sugar cookies GF

 First time I have made GF ones— came out well!

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened 

1 large egg

1 tablespoon water or milk

1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum

2 cups King Arthur measure for measure gf flour

DIRECTIONS 

Cream sugar and butter in large bowl.

Add egg, milk, vanilla, salt. Mix well.

Add the xanthan gum and flour. Mix on low speed till well blended. 

Cover and refrigerate for one hour.

Heat oven to 350F.

Line baking sheets with parchment or silicone sheets.

Roll dough out in batches between two parchment sheets. Roll about 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes.

Bake 10-12 minutes depending on your thickness of cookies and your type of cookie sheet. Mine took more like 13 minutes—some a bit less. I took them out when the bottoms of cookies just started to get a bit light brown or tinted.

Cool for a few minutes and remove from pans and place on racks to fully cool.

Frost if desired after cooling.

ICING:

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

1 and 1/2 tablespoons milk or water

1 cup confection sugar

Place icing ingredients in some bowl and mix thoroughly. Use silicone spatula or whatever to spread on cookies and sprinkle with decorations if desired.

PS optional choice— you can add 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon to the cookie batter— I have not tried this.