Vegan Santa's Trash Cookies
These super simple plant-based cookies are sweet, salty and super festive!
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 156kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Flax meal
- 3 Tablespoons Water
- 3/4 Cup Vegan butter, I used Earth Balance (room temperature)
- 1/4 Cup Organic cane sugar
- 3/4 Cup Brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- 2 1/4 Cup All purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 Cup Crushed potato chips
- 1/2 Cup Dark chocolate chips, vegan(or chunks)
- 1/3 Cup Crushed pretzels
- 1/4 Cup Red and green sprinkles,vegan(I used Sweetapolitas)
- Sea salt for topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees(F).
- First, make a flax egg by whisking the flax meal and water together in a small bowl and set aside to thicken while you start the cookie batter.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix together the vegan butter, cane sugar and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix until fully combined and fluffy. Scrap down the sides of the bowl if needed.
- Then add the vanilla and the flax egg you made. Then continue to mix until everything is fully combined. Set aside.
- Now, in a separate large mixing bowl, sift the flour and the baking soda. Then add in the salt. Stir to combine.
- Next, add about 1/2 cup of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients at a time, mixing until the dry ingredients are combined, then add more, until all of the dry ingredients have been incorporated.
- Then, pour the crushed chips, dark chocolate chips, crushed pretzels and sprinkles into the batter. Fold everything in so they are evenly distributed into the batter.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray. Then take about 1-2 tablespoons of the cookie batter and roll into a ball. Place on the baking sheet and press down to flatten just a bit. They should still be thick.
- Repeat with all of the batter making sure the cookies are at least 2 inches apart on the baking sheet, sprinkle the tops of the cookies with sea salt if desired. You will probably need to use 2 baking sheets or do them in 2 batches.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. They will still be slightly soft when done, they firm up when cooled. Cool completely before eating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg