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    Butterless Vegan Sugar Cookies made Straight from the Pantry

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    By Alisa Fleming on December 7, 2021 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    No eggs, no butter, no problem. Sure, vegan automatically means no dairy butter. But these butterless vegan sugar cookies are made without butter of any kind. In fact, you could call these wacky cookies since you can make them straight from the pantry!

    Butterless Vegan Sugar Cookies Recipe - Wacky pantry cookies made with no eggs and no butter of any kind! Also soy-free and nut-free optional

    Butterless Vegan Sugar Cookies made Straight from the Pantry

    This simple recipe produces soft sugar cookies and uses oil instead of butter. This helps to guarantee consistent results. With dairy-free recipes that call for butter alternatives, the results can vary in taste and texture based on the brand you use. But with oil, there is far less variation.

    The juice in the glaze provides a hint of flavor and gives it a pretty hue. Here are some juice color options:

    • Pastel Green – lime juice
    • Pastel Yellow – lemon juice
    • Yellow Orange – orange juice, tangerine juice
    • Light Pink – pink grapefruit juice
    • Pink – blood orange juice (pictured), cranberry juice, pomegranate juice
    • Purple – blueberry juice

    You can also use the juice in place of the milk beverage in the cookies. The acid in the juice will cause the cookies to rise a touch more.

    Butterless Vegan Sugar Cookies Recipe - Wacky pantry cookies made with no eggs and no butter of any kind! Also soy-free and nut-free optionalThis butterless vegan sugar cookies recipe with photo was shared with us by Pompeian.

    Special Diet Notes: Butterless Vegan Sugar Cookies

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian.

    For nut-free vegan sugar cookies, use a nut-free almond extract (yes, they exist!) or omit the almond extract.

    Butterless Vegan Sugar Cookies
     
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    Prep time
    15 mins
    Cook time
    10 mins
    Total time
    25 mins
     
    These lovely cookies are lightly crisp on the outside, but soft on the inside. They're made with oil, not butter, so the results are consistent.
    Author: Pompeian
    Recipe type: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Serves: 18 cookies
    Ingredients
    Sugar Cookies
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup extra light olive oil or grapeseed oil
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon almond extract
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons unsweetened dairy-free milk beverage, as needed
    Glaze
    • 1 cup powdered sugar, plus additional if needed, for thickening
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice or juice of choice (see post above)
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • Fruit for garnish (optional)
    • Sugar, for topping (optional)
    Instructions
    Sugar Cookies
    1. Preheat your oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    2. In large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
    3. Add the oil and extracts, and stir until crumbly dough forms.
    4. Add 2 tablespoons of the milk beverage and stir until a soft dough ball comes together. Add up to 1 tablespoon more milk beverage if the dough is too dry.
    5. Place the dough ball on a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough out to ¼-inch thickness. Using floured biscuit cutters or cookie cutters, cut out cookie shapes and move them to your prepared baking sheet. Gather any remaining scraps into a ball, and repeat this step until the dough is used up.
    6. Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. They will just start to look golden. Do not overbake the cookies. Let the cookies cool completely.
    Glaze
    1. In a medium bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons juice, and salt until smooth. Add more juice as needed to thin the glaze. If it becomes too thin, whisk in more powdered sugar.
    2. Glaze the cookies and top with fruit and/or a pinch of sugar, if desired.
    Nutrition Information
    Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 169 Fat: 5.8g Saturated fat: .8g Carbohydrates: 28.7g Sugar: 17.9g Sodium: 119mg Fiber: .4g Protein: 1.5g
    3.5.3229
     

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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

    2 Comments

    1. Anita on December 9, 2021 1:12 pm

      Would you recommend making this with GF flour?

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on December 9, 2021 1:40 pm

        The recipe hasn’t been tested gluten-free, so I can’t advise it.

        Reply

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