Gluten-free Animal Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons arrowroot
• 2 1/2 cups gluten-free flour (eg orgran)
• 1/2 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
• 185 g vegan margarine (eg nuttelex)
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon gluten free baking powder, mixed with
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sunflower oil, and
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water
• icing, and decorations (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix the arrowroot, flour and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
• 2 cream the margarine, sugar and vanilla together in another bowl.
• 3 beat the baking powder, oil and water mixture into the margarine and gradually blend in the flour mixture.
• 4 bring the dough together into a ball with your hands, flatten and divide into quarters. roll out one piece thickly on a clean and floured board with a floured rolling pin.
• 5 cut our your favourite animal shapes (or any cookie cutters you like) and carefully transfer them onto ungreased non-stick baking trays.
• 6 bake them in the centre of the oven for about 8 mins at 190c or 375°f.
• 7 remove the trays from the oven and leave the cookies to cool on the trays for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks.
• 8 decorate with icing as desired or eat plain.
• 9 makes about 30 (depending on size).