Sunbutter Cookies, GF

Makes 16 cookies

WildFlours Christmas Cookie Exchange: Recipe supplied from Living Without Magazine (December/January 2010 p. 30) by Allison Boyd

ingredients

1 stick (1/4 pound) unsalted butter or Earth Balance vegan buttery sticks
1 cup Sunbutter
1 cup granulated sugar plus extra for fork imprint
1 large egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup GF all purpose flour blend (4 1/2 cups white rice flour, 2 cups potato starch, 1 1/2 cups brown rice flour, 1 cup tapioca starch/flour)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips and/or dried chopped fruit, optional

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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2. Cream butter and Sunbutter on medium speed for about 1 minute, scraping the bowl occasionally as you work.
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3. Add sugar and continue mixing on medium for an additional 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as you work.
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4. Add egg and mix for 1 minute. Add vanilla. Scrape the bowl.
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5. In a separate bowl, combine flour blend, salt and baking soda. Add to butter and sugar mixture, beating on low speed until ingredients are blended. Stir in chocolate chips or cranberries, if desired.
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6. Drop well-rounded tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheet, about 2 1/2 inches apart. Dip a fork into granulated sugar and press an “x” on each cookie.
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7. Place cookies in preheated oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until edges turn golden brown. Cool before removing from pan.