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soft vegan sugar cookie with orange icing and sprinkles.

Soft Vegan Sugar Cookies

Angela Milnes
These soft vegan sugar cookies are perfect for a dreary afternoon in the warm kitchen, any time of year. They'll impress your guests, and limit the mess. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Sweets
Cuisine American
Servings 15 Cookies
Calories 318 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cookies:

  • ⅓ cup Softened Unsalted Vegan Butter such as Miyoko's
  • 2 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
  • ¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • ¾ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 3 tablespoon Aquafaba juice from a can of chickpeas or light beans
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon Almond Extract
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut Milk
  • 2 cups Cake Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Frosting:

  • ½ Cup Softened Unsalted Vegan Butter such as Miyoko's
  • 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Coconut Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon Almond Extract
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Food coloring
  • 1 Tbs Vegan sprinkles Optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 F. In a medium mixing bowl, combine cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir gently to combine. Set aside. 
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat softened unsalted vegan butter and vegetable oil with an electric hand mixer until smooth and homogenous. Add granulated sugar, powdered sugar, aquafaba, vanilla, almond extract and coconut milk and beat until combined. 
  • In two batches, add dry ingredients to wet, mixing in between. Form into golf ball sized scoops, and chill for at least 10 minutes.
  • Place balls onto a lined cookie sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes. Do not flatten the dough balls - they will spread as they bake. There is a very fine line between underbaking and overbaking these cookies. They should not have any golden brown color around the edges. When they come out of the oven, the top should be barely set - if you touch the top of the cookie, it may jiggle slightly, but you shouldn’t be able to see where you touched the cookie.
  • Using a hand mixer, beat all frosting ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl until homogenous. Add food coloring and mix until you have your desired color.
  • Once cookies have cooled completely, frost using a knife or offset spatula, then add sprinkles on top if desired. Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Notes

The frosting melts easily, so it is important to frost cookies that have cooled completely, and keep frosting away from direct sunlight.
The frosting recipe also works with dairy ingredients.

Nutrition

Calories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 0.4mgSodium: 170mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 480IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword frosted sugar cookie, lofthouse cookie, soft sugar cookie, sugar cookie
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