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Gluten-free Vanilla Pudding Snickerdoodle Cookies

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Perfect cinnamon-sugar cookies! Soft cookies and chewy centers!
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 3/4 cups gluten-free all purpose flour
  • 1 package of 3.4 oz cook & serve vanilla pudding mix or homemade vanilla pudding mix*
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tarter
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla

Coating

  • 1/3 cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 375° F.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, xanthan gum, cream of tartar, and salt.
  • In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar together. Add vanilla pudding mix, eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Mix well.
  • In a shallow bowl, combine the cinnamon and the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar.
  • Form the dough into balls (each equal to about 1 level tablespoon).
  • Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • Drop balls of cookie batter onto baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
  • Remove from baking sheet and cool on rack.

Notes

Homemade vanilla pudding mix: 1/2 cup sugar, 3 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
If the dough is soft place it in the frigde for 15-20 minutes.