Gluten Free Apple Snickerdoodle Bars
These gluten free apple snickerdoodle bars have tons of apple flavor along with the cinnamon and sugar you expect in the classic cookie!
Yield: 9 bars
Ingredients
For the bars
- 2 cups (280 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend (I used Better Batter; please click thru for full info on appropriate blends)
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 ½ teaspoons apple pie spice (See Recipe Notes)
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ⅜ cup (82 g) packed light brown sugar
- 9 tablespoons (126 g) unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 5 ounces apple butter (homemade or store-bought) at room temperature
- 3 (150 g (weighed out of shell)) eggs at room temperature, beaten
For the topping
- ¼ cup (50 h) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9-inch square baking pan and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder, cream of tartar, apple pie spice, and granulated sugar, and whisk to combine well.
- Add the brown sugar and mix, breaking up any lumps.
- Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add the melted butter, apple butter, and eggs, and mix until combined. The dough will be thick, but soft.
- In a small bowl, place the granulated sugar and cinnamon for the topping, and mix to combine.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar in a thin layer in the prepared pan.
- Place the cookie dough in mounds, scattered evenly over the interior surface of the pan, on top of the cinnamon-sugar.
- Using a moistened spatula, press the cookie dough into a single layer, and smooth the top.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar again on top of the cookie dough, in a thin, single layer.
- Place the pan in the center of the preheated oven and bake for about 25 minutes or until just firm to the touch all the way to the center.
- Remove the pan from the oven, place it on a wire rack, and allow it to cool completely before slicing into squares and serving into 9 equal pieces.
Notes
To make your own apple pie spice (makes about 1 tablespoon of the spice blend)
Combine 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom + 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg + 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger + dash freshly ground allspice.