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The Best Vegan Sugar Cookies Ever

Last Updated On August 27, 2022 by Elizabeth Morgan Leave a Comment

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This vegan sugar cookies recipe is a big hit in our home. These cookies are soft, sweet, and they melt in your mouth. 

vegan sugar cookies with frosting stacked up on top of each other on a blue plate

Why make this recipe?

  • Melts in your mouth – These amazing cookies seriously do melt in your mouth and are so fun and satisfying to eat.
  • Delicious – I cannot get enough of the flavors in this recipe. I absolutely love what the almond extract brings.
  • Soft – I only like soft sugar cookies and these ones are super soft and won’t break your teeth.
vegan sugar cookies with purple frosting on a blue plate with a white marble background

Ingredient notes

  • Vegan butter – I use the brand Smart Balance for vegan butter, but you could try Earth Balance or another vegan brand.
  • Flaxseed meal – This is an egg replacer for baking. For 1 egg I do 1 tbsp ground flaxseed meal and 2.5 tbsp water.
  • Almond milk – This is the only non-dairy milk I have used in the frosting, but other non-dairy milks, like soy milk and oat milk, should work too.
  • Food coloring – Food coloring is optional for your frosting. I love leaving the frosting white, but I think it’s fun to color the frosting every now and then. I use Watkins Assorted Food Coloring with no artificial dyes. You can get it here.

Step by step instructions

For the cookies:

Step 1 – Combine the butter, flax egg, vanilla, and almond extract and mix it together.

Step 2 – Add the sugar, flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda.

Step 3 – Mix them together well.

Step 4 – Refrigerate the cookie dough to chill.

Step 5 – Roll out your cookie dough and cut it into shapes.

Step 6 – Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 7 minutes.

For the frosting:

Step 1 – Cream the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together.

Step 2 – Add the almond milk and food coloring.

Tips and tricks

  • The frosting is melty at room temperature, so I like to keep the cookies in the fridge. I also think they taste better when they’re cold!
  • Let the flaxseed meal sit in the water for a few minutes before adding it to the cookie dough mixture. This will allow the flaxseed meal to absorb more of the water.
  • To make your cookies more well done, bake them for another 2-3 minutes.
dairy free sugar cookies with purple vegan frosting on a small blue plate with a white background

The Best Vegan Sugar Cookies Ever

Elizabeth Morgan
Here you'll find our favorite vegan sugar cookie recipe that doesn't require a lot of ingredients and melts in your mouth.
5 from 1 vote
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Course Dessert
Servings 48 cookies

Ingredients
  

For the cookies:

  • 1 cup vegan butter (I use Smart Balance)
  • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 flax egg (1 Tbsp flaxseed meal and 2 1/2 Tbsp water)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking soda

For the frosting:

  • 1/2 cup vegan butter
  • 3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp almond milk (I use Almond Breeze Original)
  • Food coloring (Optional)

Instructions
 

For the cookies:

  • Combine butter, flax egg, vanilla and almond extract.
  • Add sugar, flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda.
  • Mix well
  • Refrigerate cookie dough to chill.
  • Roll out dough and cut into shapes.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 7 minutes.

For the frosting:

  • Cream butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
  • Add almond milk and food coloring.

Notes

  1. I recommend keeping the frosted cookies in the fridge since the frosting is melty.
  2. If you like your cookies a little more done, bake for 9-10 minutes instead of 7 minutes.
  3. For the flax egg, let the flaxseed meal absorb the water for a few minutes before adding it to the cookie dough mixture.
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