Skip to main content

Lace Cookies

Ah, the Stevie Nicks of cookies—all spun around, precious, and ethereal! A couple tips for making this recipe all your own: Try cutting back on the flour sometimes and ramping up the sugar at other times. In doing so you’ll learn what proportions make a soft cookie and what proportions give you a chewy version. You’ll also perfect the fine art of the crispy edge. If you’re a brave soul—and surely by now you are—try to assemble a few cookie sandwiches with your favorite glaze or icing in the middle.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 36

Ingredients

1Ā 3/4 cups Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour
1Ā 1/2 cups vegan sugar
1/4 cup arrowroot
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup melted refined coconut oil or canola oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

    Step 2

    In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, arrowroot, baking soda, xanthan gum, and salt. Add the coconut oil, applesauce, and vanilla and stir with a rubber spatula until fully incorporated.

    Step 3

    Drop the dough by the teaspoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart. Bake for 8 minutes, rotate the pans, and bake for 7 minutes more, or until the edges are browned and the center is cooked through. Let stand on the baking sheets for 15 minutes before serving.

Cover of the cookbook featuring gluten free vegan donuts with coconut.
Reprinted December 9, 2011, with permission from Babycakes Covers the Classics by Erin McKenna, Ā© 2011 Clarkson Potter. Buy the full book at Penguin Random House, Amazon, or Bookshop.
Read More
Like spicy carrot rigatoni and weeknight-fancy ravioli with peas.
Like lemony baked salmon and strawberry shortcake roll.
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Like creamy butternut squash soup and brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Double-the-mustard chicken, gingery mustard BBQ sauce, cider-dijon pork with roasted apples, and more.
Like sweet-spicy zucchini and joojeh kebab.
A dash of cocoa powder adds depth and richness to the broth of this easy turkey chili.