Rice Flour Snickerdoodles Cookie Recipe (2024)

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Last Updated on April 6, 2022 by Anne-Marie

Looking for a gluten free rice flour snickerdoodles cookies recipe? Try this easy to make rice flour cookies recipe!

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Why this recipe works

I originally came up with the recipe for these rice flour cookies during a food blogger recipe challenge to remake C Mom Cook’s awesome Easy Rice-Flour Snickerdoodles cookies recipe.

Shelley baked her rice flour snickerdoodles recipe for a new friend as a thank you. But little did she know that she now has made those rice flour cookies as a thank you for me!

No more wasted money since I can be thrifty and make this rice flour recipe for cookies at home.

The kids and I thought that her snickerdoodles cookies rice flour recipe was fantastic and just as good as the ones that I find at the store.

I’m sure you’ll love them, too!

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So what’s a snickerdoodle anyway?

I bet you don’t know the difference between sugar cookies and snickerdoodles cookies. Both are types of sugar cookies are made with flour, sugar, butter or oil, and sometimes eggs. However, sugar cookies are rolled in sugar.

Snickerdoodles are rolled in a combination of sugar and cinnamon. Yep, that’s the difference – cinnamon!

(Though according to several people in my comments section, cream of tartar is a must in gluten free snickerdoodle cookies, too.)

According to Wikipedia, The Joy of Cooking claims that snickerdoodles are probably German in origin. They speculate that the name is a corruption of the German word Schneckennudel, which is a type of pastry.

There’s also a possibility that snickerdoodle is just a nonsense word originating from a New England tradition of wacky sugar cookies names.

How to make these awesome rice flour cookies

1. Preheat the oven.

2. Line the baking sheets with parchment or a silicone baking sheet. Sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar evenly on the baking sheets.

3. Cream together the buttery spread and sugar. Beat in the egg.

4. Stir in the white rice flour and baking soda. Stir until all the ingredients are fully incorporated.

5. Scoop the cookie dough with a cookie scoop. Roll into balls approximately one-inch in size. If the rice flour cookie dough is too sticky to handle, add a little more rice flour by the spoonful.

6. Roll each cookie dough ball in cinnamon sugar. Flatten the ball with the palm of your hand to form into a cookie, and place it on the prepared baking sheet.

7. Bake cookies for 12 minutes until golden.

8. Remove the baking sheets from the oven. When the baking sheets are cool enough to handle, carefully remove the rice flour cookies and place them on a wire rack.

9. Store cookies in airtight container.Rice Flour Snickerdoodles Cookie Recipe (4)

FAQs

Making gluten free rice flour snickerdoodles cookies

This gluten free rice flour snickerdoodles cookies recipe is super easy to bake up.

You probably don’t need to buy any special ingredients, since most of us gluten free folks have white rice flour in the pantry.

Of course, if you’re a baker, brown sugar is a staple, and most of us always have butter, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and eggs on hand.

So maybe all you’ll need to do is buy some white rice flour to make these simple rice flour cookies!

Only use white rice flour

Another note of caution! You MUST use ONLY white rice flour in this gluten free snickerdoodles cookies recipe.

Shelley didn’t specify in her Easy Rice-Flour Snickerdoodles cookies recipe, so I experimented and did a two-thirds gluten free white rice flour and one-thirds brown rice flour.

Unfortunately, the snickerdoodle sugar cookies ended up too dry when I used this rice flour mixture to make the cookie dough. So I baked up a second batch using 100% white rice flour. It’s the only way to go.

(Learn how to measure flour correctly for the best results in your everyday baking.)

Making dairy-free snickerdoodles

The biggest change I made was making the snickerdoodles dairy-free by using a buttery spread.

If you're not dairy-free, you can use real butter when making these snickerdoodle sugar cookies.

However,make sure to use salt-free butter! Salted butter will cook up differently.

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Best snickerdoodle cookie recipe without cream of tartar

I didn’t add any cream of tartar and the cookies turned out just fine.

However, several of my readers shared that they added 1/2 teaspoon to the recipe to their cookie dough.

Why? Many bakers feel that cream of tartar makes gluten free snickerdoodle cookies chewy and gives them a bit of a tang.

That way the rice flour sugar cookies aren’t just a buttery sugar cookie with a bunch of cinnamon sugar on top.

It can’t hurt to add the cream of tartar to the cookie dough. But don’t worry if you don’t add it. They’ll still turn out great.

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Looking for more gluten free cookie recipes?

Add these to your .

● Check out The 60 Best Gluten Free Christmas Cookies Recipes for your holiday cookie exchange.

- you'll love this combination of chocolate chips and your favorite color of M&Ms

Easy Coconut Macaroons recipe - flourless and dairy free since it doesn't use condensed milk

Meringue Cookies - another flourless cookie

Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies - add your favorite "mix-ins" of chocolate chips and dried fruits

Peppermint Gluten Free Thumbprint Cookies - perfect for the holidays

Fruit Filled Cookie Cups - filled with fruit jam

Yield: 24 COOKIES

Rice Flour Snickerdoodles Cookie Recipe

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Looking for a gluten free rice flour snickerdoodles cookies recipe? Try this easy to make rice flour cookies recipe!

Prep Time30 minutes

Cook Time12 minutes

Total Time42 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup buttery spread (or salt-free butter), softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed or Swerve Sweetener, Brown
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cup white rice flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar (1/4 cup granulated sugar or Swerve Sweetener, plus 1 tablespoon cinnamon)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Line baking sheets with parchment or a silicone baking sheet. Sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar evenly on baking sheets.
  3. Cream together the buttery spread and sugar. Beat in the egg. Stir in the white rice flour and baking soda. Stir until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
  4. Scoop cookie dough and roll into balls approximately one-inch in size. If the cookie dough is too sticky to handle, add a little more rice flour by the spoonful.
  5. Roll each cookie dough ball in cinnamon sugar.
  6. Place snickerdoodle dough balls on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten balls the with the palm of your hand to form into cookies.
  7. Bake rice flour snickerdoodles cookies for 12 minutes until golden.
  8. Remove baking sheets from the oven. When sheets are cool enough to handle, carefully remove the rice flour cookies and place them on a cooling rack.
  9. Store cookies in airtight container.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1 cookie

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 81Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 61mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 1g

Nutritional information is automatically calculated per the ingredients list. Serving size may not be accurate. Please double-check with your preferred nutritional app for the most accurate information.

Originally published on September 8, 2014 and March 15, 2016. Updated with new pictures and information.

Rice Flour Snickerdoodles Cookie Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Which rice flour is best for baking cookies? ›

Eventually I learned that brown rice flour helps make crisp cookies and that got me excited to try more cookie recipes. I still keep a small amount of white rice flour in my kitchen and it makes the best melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies!

Is ground rice the same as rice flour? ›

Ground rice and rice flour are unfortunately not interchangeable. Although they are both made from crushed rice, rice flour is much finer than ground rice and they cook differently, so if ground rice is used in baking it will have a slightly gritty texture.

Can I use brown rice flour instead of white rice flour? ›

Some of the popular ways rice flour is used are to make noodles, pastries, cakes, and as a thickening agent for soups and stews. Brown rice flour and white rice flour can be used interchangeably, but white rice flour is more common.

What can I substitute for cream of tartar in snickerdoodles? ›

You can either replace cream of tartar with baking powder at a 1:1.5 ratio (1 teaspoon cream of tartar : 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder), or you can replace cream of tartar with the combination of baking soda and either lemon juice or vinegar (as with this recipe).

Can I use rice flour instead of all-purpose flour for cookies? ›

All types of rice flour can be used as a substitute for all-purpose flour, but there are various types of rice flour that yield slightly different results. Brown rice flour is the rice equivalent of whole-wheat flour. It has a full flavor and a bit of a gritty texture.

Can you replace flour with rice flour in cookies? ›

Flour made from brown or white rice is a suitable alternative that may replace wheat flour cup for cup in your favorite cookie recipes. White rice flour is a good choice for most cookies; choose brown rice flour for cookies containing fruit or bold spices.

Why use rice flour instead of all-purpose flour? ›

Why Use Rice Flour? Rice flour is more than just an alternative for those who may be living a Gluten Free lifestyle, in fact it has a higher fiber content than traditional all purpose flour and is naturally Gluten Free without any additives.

What is rice flour used for in baking? ›

Rice flour can be used in many of the same ways that traditional all-purpose flour is used (breads, cookies, thickening sauces, muffins, brownies, pancakes, etc).

Do you have to wash rice before making rice flour? ›

Yes, just rinse the rice, drain, pat dry completely with a cloth. Spread and dry completely until the grains become crunchy. Then powder this to flour in a blender or coffee grinder.

How does brown rice flour affect baking? ›

It's very fine with a slightly gritty texture and a mild, toasty flavor. It contains no gluten and cannot be utilized in the traditional ways we use wheat flour. However, it can enhance crispness in cookies or lightness in cakes. It's also useful in savory dishes.

How much rice flour replaces all-purpose flour? ›

Also, because rice flour absorbs more moisture, according to www.foodsubs.com, more liquid may need to be added to the recipe. If you don't add more liquid, the site recommends substituting only 7/8 cup (14 tablespoons) of rice flour for each cup of all-purpose flour.

Is rice flour good for cakes? ›

It is excellent for gluten free baking, which is why you'll find it in most of the Well and Good range. Pancakes, cookies, cakes, and rice noodles are all possible with rice flour. It's also great used in batters when frying as the exterior gets a nice crunchy texture.

Why do my snickerdoodle cookies go flat? ›

The Problem: Your Oven Is Too Hot

If your cookies repeatedly turn out flat, no matter the recipe, chances are your oven is too hot.

Why don t my snickerdoodles crack? ›

If yours aren't cracking, your oven may not be hot enough or your ingredients may not be fresh enough! Are snickerdoodles supposed to be undercooked? I always recommend slightly underbaking your cookies and then letting them finish baking through cooling on the pan.

Which flour is most appropriate when making cookies? ›

All-purpose flour is best used for: cookies, muffins, bread, pie crusts, pancakes, biscuits, pizza dough, and pasta.

What is the difference between white rice flour and sweet rice flour? ›

Rice flour is made from long to medium-grain rice, while sweet rice flour is made from short-grain rice. Standard rice flour works well in baked goods, while sweet rice flour is great as a thickener for sauces or as a binder for mochi and noodles.

What is the healthiest flour for baking cookies? ›

Whole-wheat flour is much heartier than all-purpose flour and produces denser baked goods with a more robust flavor. Milled from wheat berries with the nutritious bran and germ still intact, whole-wheat flour is rich in fiber and essential micronutrients like iron, magnesium and vitamin B6.

How do I choose rice flour? ›

Wet-milled rice flour is super fine and silky because the grains were soaked before being ground. It weighs less by volume and rehydrates quicker than dry-milled rice flour, which feels coarser because the grains were unsoaked before grinding. One is not better than the other.

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