Christmas Sweets

My friend Michelle and I made some really yummy Christmas cookies and mini cupcakes last night. We were up until 2:30 am! But it was lots of fun.

I used Namaste cake mix for the cupcakes and made the sugar cookies from scratch.

P.S. Check out Reston Mom's blog for a Holiday cookie recipe exchange!

Sugar Cookies:

Ingredients:

1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
pinch of salt
2 teaspoons GF vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups GF flour mix

*Gluten-Free Flour Mix:
1 cup white rice flour
2/3 cup potato starch
1/3 cup tapioca flour
(sift well)

Directions:

1. Cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy; add sugar and cream well.
2. Add egg, salt, vanilla, and almond extract; mix well.
3. Add flour and mix until incorporated.
4. Chill dough (It works great if you chill the dough over night, but I've also popped it into the freezer for an hour or so and it's good to go)
5. Roll batter out and make fun shapes or scoop small spoon sized balls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 375 degrees. These bake quickly, take them out right before they are starting to brown!