Vegan Gluten Free Sugar Cookies Food

VEGAN GLUTEN-FREE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until blended and creamy, about 3 minutes. Stop to scrape down the sides of your bowl when needed. Add milk and vanilla extract, blend again.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low speed with your electric mixer or with a wooden spoon until a soft, sticky dough has formed. Form the dough into a ball.
• Place the dough ball on a piece of plastic wrap and pat down into a disk. Wrap the dough disk and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 3 hours.
• Remove from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes (it may be too hard to roll out right away, especially if it has been in the fridge for longer than 3 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
• Line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Dust a piece of parchment paper with a little gluten free flour and place the chilled dough on top of the flour. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the dough and using a rolling pin, roll dough out until it is ¼-inch thick.
• Cut out shapes and place them on the prepared baking sheets, leaving at least 1-inch of space between the cookies.
• Gather dough scraps and repeat rolling and cutting until all of the dough has been used.
• If using, sprinkle the cookies with the sanding sugar.
• Bake cookies. For softer cookies, bake for 11-12 minutes, for crisp cookies, bake for 13 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Fully cool before decorating.

FLUFFY 1-BOWL SUGAR COOKIES (VEGAN + GF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Add softened vegan butter (make sure it's softened - not melted or cold) to a large mixing bowl and beat or whisk until creamy and smooth - about 1 minute.
• Add sugar and mix on medium speed until fluffy and light - about 1 minute. Then add chickpea brine (or other egg substitute*) and vanilla and mix again, scraping down sides as needed.
• Add baking powder and sea salt and blend or whisk to combine. Then add gluten-free flour blend, almond flour, and cornstarch and mix on low until the ingredients are combined. I had to switch to a wooden spoon toward the end. Add almond milk and stir once more.
• The dough should be thick, moldable and a little difficult to mix at this point (see photo). If too soft, continue adding a mixture of gluten-free flour blend, almond flour, and cornstarch until a thick, moldable dough is formed. If too thick, thin with a bit more almond milk.
• Transfer dough to the refrigerator and chill for 15 minutes*. Once chilled, use a cookie scooper (I like this one) or a Tablespoon to measure out 1 1/2 Tbsp amounts of dough and gently roll into balls - the dough will still be soft so be gentle. Arrange on the parchment-lined baking sheets with 1 inch room between each and press down gently with the palm of your hand to smash slightly.
• Alternatively, roll out the dough on a well-floured surface until about 1/4-inch thick and dip cookie cutters in gluten-free flour before pressing into the dough. Use a floured spatula to gently scoop onto baking sheets. This recipe works well with both cut outs and traditional circles!
• Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies appear fluffy and the edges are slightly beginning to dry out. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a plate to cool completely.
• To make frosting (optional), add softened vegan butter to a mixing bowl and whisk or beat until soft and fluffy - about 1 minute. Then sift in powdered sugar in small amounts and mix. Around the 1-cup mark, add the vanilla extract and whisk. Continue adding powdered sugar until you have spreadable frosting (I used about 2 cups powdered sugar // amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size). If you prefer a thinner frosting, add a little almond milk to thin. If it becomes too thin, add more powdered sugar. If it becomes too thick, add more almond milk. Add natural food coloring at this time (optional).
• Frost cookies or leave plain! I decorated with some naturally-dyed sugar sprinkles like these. Organic cane sugar as a base should ensure vegan friendliness.
• Storage: Once cooled, store leftover cookies covered at room temperature for 3-4 days or in the freezer up to 1 month.

MARLANA BOYER'S GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix ingredients with a stand mixer or hand electric one in the EXACT order as written creaming the butter and sugar first then adding the egg substitutes OR eggs then the rest for best results.
• IF mix seems to not want to come together and is dry and crumbly ( it happens so DON'T WORRY! ), SLOWLY add a tablespoon at a time of water till it comes together. Trust me it'll come together so take a deep breath.
• Place dough on floured parchment sheet with a second parchment sheet on top which helps prevent the dough from sticking. Roll dough to desired thickness. We love ours pretty thick here so I roll ours at about 1/2 " thick.
• Dust your desired cookie cutters with your flour then cut your shapes. Remove excess dough from the cut shapes and transfer the whole parchment sheet to your cookie sheet to prevent any cracks (if you find this easier).
• Bake on the middle each of your oven for 8-10 minutes MAX . You want to remove them when they are just starting to turn on the edges of the cookies a light gold color. They will still be soft, but the bottoms will look like they are a slight golden color. IF THEY LOOK DONE, they are OVERBAKED and will not be that soft fluffy cake like texture.
• Let cookies cool 10 minutes before removing so they do not break during transfer to the cooling rack.

NO CHILL, NO SPREAD, VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats
• In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the margarine, shortening, and sugar on low, until just combined
• While the fats and sugar are creaming, sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl
• Beat aquafaba, one tablespoon at a time, and vanilla into the sugar mixture on low just until incorporated
• Add the dry ingredients while mixer is on low, a half a cup at a time until it is no longer sticky and resembles Play-Doh.
• Separate your dough into equal halves, and wrap one in plastic wrap to keep it moist for when you're done rolling and cutting the first half
• Flour countertop and top of dough, and roll out the uncovered half of your dough - 1/4″ for crispy cookies and 3/8″ for soft cookies.
• Cut out cookies with your cutters of choice
• Place cookies onto parchment or silicone mat lined cookie sheets, and bake for 10-12 minutes (they should not be browning but should look dry on top if you want a soft cookie)
• Let the cookies rest for 4-5 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack
• Feel free to re-roll the scraps as many times as needed until all your dough has been used! We did a total of six times and all the cookies came out great!

VEGAN GLUTEN FREE SUGAR COOKIES FOR CUT OUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Line your baking sheets with parchment paper or reusable silicone baking mats.
• In a large bowl, using either a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer, beat together your butter, sugar, and light brown sugar until well blended.
• Combine your baking soda and a Tablespoon of hot water in a small bowl or cup. Stir until the baking soda is dissolved.
• To your butter and sugar mixture, add in your baking soda and water mixture, pure vanilla extract, and almond extract. Continue to mix until well blended.
• In a large bowl, whisk together your gluten free flour blend, baking powder, cornstarch (or arrowroot powder), and fine sea salt until well blended.
• Gradually mix in your flour mixture a little at a time until just mixed.
• Add in almond milk 1 Tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together and forms a silky smooth dough.
• Place one of your balls of dough on a lightly floured surface, using additional flour as needed to avoid sticking.
• Lightly flour the top of your dough.
• Roll out to ¼" thick between two pieces of parchment paper.
• Cut out cookies using your favorite festive cookie cutters.
• Carefully place your cookies spaced 1" apart on the lined baking sheets.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes (depending on thickness of cookies).
• Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 20 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
• Allow cookies to completely cool before decorating them with your favorite icing designs!

GLUTEN FREE VEGAN SUGAR FREE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet or line with foil or parchment paper.
• Using a mixer, mix together the coconut oil, apple butter, honey or agave nectar, molasses if using, vanilla, almond extract if using and water thoroughly. If you're using melted coconut oil, you can just mix everything up with a wooden spoon.
• Sift together the dry ingredients (including the egg replacer) then stir in the oats. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix by hand. Add any optional add-ins if using.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
• Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.