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Soft and Chew y Cut-Out Vegan Sugar

Cookies

author: B R I T T B E R L I N prep time: 1 0

cook time: 7 total time: 1 7 M I N U T E S
yield: 3 2 1X category: C O O K I E S
method: B A K I N G cuisine: A M E R I C A N
diet: V E G A N

Description
These soft and buttery vegan sugar cookies easily come together with a 6 ingredient simple
dough that bake into the perfect golden and chewy cut-out cookies!

Ingredients
3/4 cup (185 g) unsalted vegan butter, room temperature
1 cup (200 g) organic granulated sugar or coconut sugar*
1/3 cup (87 g) unsweetened applesauce or dairy free yogurt, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract (optional, omit if nut-free)
2 1/4 cups (280 g) all purpose flour or gluten free 1:1 baking flour*
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp sea salt (omit if using salted butter)
1 batch vegan royal icing

Instructions
1 In a large bowl, cream together the vegan butter and sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer.
Cream together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
2 Once the sugar is slightly dissolved into the vegan butter, add in the applesauce, vanilla
extract and almond extract if desired. Mix again until incorporated.
3 Sift in the flour, and baking powder, and use a rubber spatula to gently fold the flours into the
creamed butter. This will take about 3-4 minutes to fully incorporate.

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4 Once the dough is made, form the dough into a flat disk and wrap with plastic wrap or
parchment paper, and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. While the dough is chilling, prepare a
large baking sheet with parchment paper.
5 Once chilled, lightly flour a clean surface as well as a rolling pin. Place the dough onto the
floured surface. If the dough is not at all soft (i.e. it’s hard to touch), allow the dough to soften
for 10 minutes. Then roll the dough out to be about 1/4″ thick.
6 Use your desired cookie cutters and cut the cookie shapes into the dough. Remove any scraps
and use a thin spatula to transfer the sugar cookies to the baking sheet. Repeat for the
remaining dough, then chill the cookie sheet in the freezer for while the oven preheats.
7 Preheat the oven to 350F. Once the oven is fully preheated, place the cookie sheet into the
oven and bake the cookies for 7 minutes or until the edges are just beginning to turn lightly
golden.
8 Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to fully cool before making the vegan royal icing.
9 Make the royal icing according to the post instructions.
10 Divide the royal icing into separate bowls if using vegan food coloring and add in the
colors. Be sure to cover any bowl of icing that you’re not using with a damp paper
towel. This prevents the royal icing from hardening. Mix the colors, and place the icing into a
piping bag with tip. Decorate the cookies as desired.
11 Allow the cookies to set for 15 minutes, then enjoy!
12 Store the cookies in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

* coconut sugar will give these cookies a slightly tanner color. If you want traditional looking sugar
cookies, use a vegan-friendly granulated sugar, such as Woodstock Organics

* For completely Paleo vegan sugar cookies, please see these Paleo Vegan Sugar Cookies.

Flaxseed: You can swap in 2 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 1/3 cup water for a replacement for
the applesauce/yogurt.

Nutrition
serving size: 1 cookie no icingcalories: 82,sugar: 3.6 g,sodium: 3.1 mg,fat: 4 g,
saturated fat: 2.1 g,trans fat: ,carbohydrates: 7.6 g,fiber: 0.3 g,protein: 1.1 g,
cholesterol: 8.7 mg

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