Vegan Brown Sugar Cookies
Buttery, flaky brown sugar cut out cookies.
Servings: 24
Calories: 182kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Vegan butter, room temperature(I used country crock plant butter)
- 3/4 Cup Brown sugar
- 1/4 Cup Applesauce
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 1/2 Cups All purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
Vanilla Frosting
- 1/2 Cup Vegan butter, room temperature
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable shortening
- 3 Cups Powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the vegan butter and brown sugar. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat until fully combined and fluffy.
- Now add the applesauce and vanilla. Continue to beat until everything is combined. Set aside.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift the flour and baking soda. Stir in the salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet a little at a time. Continuing to mix, until everything is combined and the dough comes together. It may seem crumbly as you mix, but it will be perfect once fully combined.
- Divide the dough in half, and flatten each piece into a disk. Wrap each in parchment paper and put in the fridge. Chill for at least 1 hour.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees(F).
- Take one disk at a time and place on a generously floured surface. Sprinkle the top with more flour and spread some flour on a rolling pin. Roll out, starting from the center and working your way out to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut into any shape you want, place each cookie on a baking sheet about an inch apart. Bring all the scraps of dough back together and form another dough ball, flatten out and chill again to make more cookies with.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until firm. Repeat with all the dough.
- Cool completely, then make the frosting.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the vegan butter and vegetable shortening. Then add the powdered sugar a little at a time. Beating until all the sugar is incorporated. Add the vanilla and salt. Beat again to combine.
- Spread the frosting on the cookies and top with sprinkles if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg