Name: Vegan Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ cup unsweetened plant milk (60 ml), I used soy milk; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; ¾ cup vegan butter (165 g), softened; ¾ cup granulated sugar (150 g); 1 tsp vanilla extract; ¼ tsp almond extract (optional); 2 and ½ cups all-purpose flour (310 g); ½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; Vegan royal icing (optional)

Vegan sugar cookies, cute, sweet, and chewy. They are a wonderful Christmas snack and require 10 ingredients and 30 minutes.

Photo of some vegan sugar cookies with vegan royal icing

These vegan sugar cookies are one of my absolute favorite vegan cookies. They are soft and comforting, as well as easy to make. Even your little ones will want to help in the kitchen!

Although they make a wonderful snack or dessert for Christmas, the truth is that you can actually prepare them for any event or social gathering. Nobody will guess they’re actually vegan!

How to make vegan sugar cookies

Mix the plant milk and vinegar in a jar or bowl until well combined. Let the mixture rest at room temperature for at least 5 minutes.
Add the vegan butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract to an electric mixer bowl and beat until light and fluffy. You could also use a regular bowl and a hand mixer.
Incorporate all the remaining ingredients (except the vegan royal icing) and mix until well combined.
Divide the dough in half and roll into 2 balls. Place each ball onto a piece of lightly floured parchment paper. With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness (about 0.6 cm).
Sprinkle a little bit of flour on top of one of the rolled-out doughs. Place a piece of parchment paper on top to prevent sticking, and then place the second rolled-out dough on top. Finally, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350ºF or 180ºC.
Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove the dough from the fridge, and using a cookie cutter, cut the dough into shapes. Then re-roll the remaining dough and continue cutting until all is used.
Bake for about 8 to 12 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely before decorating.
Decorate the cooled cookies with the vegan royal icing.
Serve your vegan sugar cookies immediately.

Photo of a few baked vegan sugar cookies

Ingredients and tips

Unsweetened plant milk: any type of unsweetened plant milk will work, but soy milk is my favorite one for baking.
Apple cider vinegar: you could also make these vegan cookies with white vinegar or lemon juice instead.
Vegan butter: the store-bought version works amazing, but you could also make your own vegan butter at home. I’ve also made this vegan sugar cookie recipe using store-bought vegan butter, though.
Granulated sugar: I’ve only made this recipe using granulated sugar, but you can probably use any other type of sugar.
Vanilla extract: I always use homemade vanilla extract as it’s more affordable and extremely easy to make, but the store-bought one is also a good choice.
Almond extract: this ingredient is optional.
All-purpose flour: I’ve only made this recipe using all-purpose flour, but I think it could work if you use a different one. However, you may need to adjust the amount of it. Use our gluten-free flour blend for a gluten-free version of this recipe.
Baking powder.
Salt: I used ionized salt, but any salt will do.
Vegan royal icing: this ingredient is optional. You don’t need to decorate your cookies, they’re also delicious just by themselves!

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Close-up photo of some vegan sugar cookies

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