Classic sugar cookies are not vegan. They are made with butter and eggs. Luckily, I am here to share with you how easy you can make a vegan version of these lovely cut-out sugar cookies. It’s a very simple cookie recipe, similar to my Vegan Shortbread Cookies, Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies, or Almond Flour Sugar Cookies.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make vegan sugar cookies are a few simple ingredients:
Vegan Butter or margarine. All-Purpose Flour or white spelt flour. Granulated Sugar – White sugar works best, but you can try healthier sugar like coconut sugar or sugar-free granulated erythritol. Avoid xylitol which can make cookies soft, not crunchy. Vanilla Extract – or almond extract depending on the flavor you want to add to the cookies. Baking Powder – for the perfect texture. Cornstarch – or arrowroot flour. Almond Milk or any non-dairy milk you love like oat milk, soy milk, or coconut milk.
How To Make Vegan Sugar Cookies
These vegan sugar cookies are crunchy, buttery, and sweet cut-out cookies perfect for Christmas or Halloween. Let me show you how easily you can bake a batch of these at home with only a bunch of plant-based ingredients.
Decorating Vegan Sugar Cookies
You can serve the vegan sugar cookies plain or with my vegan royal icing recipe. This is basically a mix of powdered sugar and dairy-free milk plus some liquid food coloring. Make sure you pick some vegan food coloring, some colors like red or green food coloring can be derivate from animal sources. To decorate the cookies, make a batch of white vegan cookie icing. Then, split the batch into small bowls if you intend to make different colors. Add liquid food coloring drops to each bowl and stir to combine. Sometimes the icing thins out with the addition of liquid food coloring so you may have to add extra powdered sugar to thicken the icing. Place the icing in a piping bag or use a spoon and a toothpick to spread it on top of the cookies and decorate. You can also use vegan sprinkles to add a touch of color to the vegan cookies.
Allergy Swaps
If you have some allergies to the ingredients used in this vegan recipe, pick one or two of the food alternatives below
Gluten-Free – I didn’t try gluten-free all-purpose flour blends, but it usually works well in any of my vegan baked recipes. Otherwise, try my almond flour sugar cookie recipe for a 100% vegan gluten-free cookie recipe. Nut-Free – Replace the almond milk with oat milk, hemp milk, or soy milk. Corn-Free – You can use the same amount of tapioca flour or arrowroot flour instead of cornstarch. Sugar-Free – Some granulated sugar-free sweeteners like erythritol or allulose work well in cookie recipes. Don’t use xylitol, it will keep the cookies too soft, they won’t harden, and xylitol is not safe for dogs.
Storage Instructions
These sugar cookies have no eggs or dairy, therefore they last up to 2 weeks at room temperature in a sealed cookie jar. Place the jar in a cool, dark place. You can also keep the cookies in the fridge on hot days. Finally, you can freeze sugar cookies, decorated or not up to 3 months in a sealed bag or airtight container. Below are some answers to your most common questions about baking vegan sugar cookies.
More Vegan Cookie Recipes
Below are some more plant-based cookie recipes for you to try.
