Vegan Christmas Cookies

This is your new favorite cut-out sugar cookie dough for the holidays – and it’s totally vegan friendly! With just 7 simple ingredients these Vegan Christmas Cookies hold their shape during baking, perfect to be cut into traditional shapes and decorated any way you please. Recipes for vegan decorating icing and vegan buttercream are also included below!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Just 7 basic ingredients go into this go-to cut-out Vegan Christmas Cookies dough, ready to cut out all those classic Christmas shapes for decorating!
• This simple vegan cookie base can be either decorated with our favorite vegan decorating icing or our favorite vegan buttercream icing – both recipes are included on the recipe card!
• This recipe can easily be used to make vegan sugar cookies for any occasion – just switch up the cutters used and how you decorate them!

Chef’s Tips

• Don’t skip on sifting the confectioners sugar before making either icing, any lumps will really show up on the finished cookie ruining all your hard work!
• Gel food coloring will provide more vibrant colors than liquid and won’t water your icing down as much so icing made with gel color will be easier to work with.
• You can make decorate these cookies using different techniques depending on skill level and how much time you have available. Dip the cookies into the icing or brush it on if you’re using the decorating icing, or spread on the buttercream before finishing each cookie with sprinkles. For more intricate designs as pictured, use a fine tipped piping bag to edge each color area, let the lines dry and flood the cookie with more icing for a smooth finish. You can also pipe more designs onto the dry iced cookies. This technique is known as flooding. There are some great tips on decorating here, but note that the royal icing shown is not vegan-friendly!

More Easy Vegan Holiday Treats

• Easy Vegan Pecan Pie Recipe
• Vegan Potato Latkes Recipe
• Easy Vegan Sugar Cookies
• Paleo Peppermint Hot Chocolate
• Hocus Pocus Halloween Popcorn
• Cranberry Salsa

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Vegan Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Prep: 20 minutes minutes

Cook: 10 minutes minutes

Chilling Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total: 1 hour hour

This easy recipe makes perfect cut-out Christmas cookies every time, and they're vegan-friendy! All you have to do is choose if you're going to ice them, or smother them in our go-to vegan buttercream.

Cheryl Malik

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Ingredients

For the Cookies

• ▢ ½ cup vegan butter softened
• ▢ ¾ cups sugar
• ▢ ¾ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 4 tablespoons vegan milk of choice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt

Favorite Easy Decorating Icing

• ▢ 3 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar the sugar MUST be sifted
• ▢ 1-2 tablespoons vegan milk of choice adding in more if needed for proper spreading consistency
• ▢ 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• ▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ food coloring as needed
• ▢ colored granulated sugar and holiday sprinkles if desired, for topping

Favorite Buttercream Icing

• ▢ ½ cup vegan butter softened
• ▢ 16 ounces powdered sugar 16-ounce package
• ▢ 3 tablespoons vegan milk of choice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ food coloring as needed
• ▢ colored granulated sugar and holiday sprinkles if desired, for topping

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Instructions 

• Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl, and set aside.
• Beat the sugar and vegan butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, about 2 minutes. Mix in vanilla.
• Stir in the flour mixture until incorporated, then add the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll chilled dough on a floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Dip each cookie cutter in flour and cut out cookies, re-flouring as needed. Place cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just turning golden, about 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before decorating.

Notes

These cookies should take 1 hour to bake, including preparation, cooking and chilling time. As there are plenty of different options and skill levels, please note decorating time is not included in the preparation time for these cookies! 

 

For the Decorating Icing (enough for a thick layer of icing + extra for more elaborate decorations) 

1. In a small bowl mix the confectioners sugar with milk (start with 1-2 tablespoons, but you will likely need more milk for the perfect spreading consistency).
2. Whisk in the corn syrup and vanilla extract until the icing is smooth and glossy. If the icing is too thick add in a small amount more of corn syrup.
3. Divide into as many separate bowls as you wish for different colors. Add in food coloring until desired intensity is achieved, always starting with a smaller amount and adding gradually!
4. Paint the icing over the cookies using a brush, dip tops of cookies into icing, or a piping bag to decorate. Add other decorations as desired, and allow to set on waxed paper or a cooling rack. 

For the Favorite Buttercream (enough to thickly frost the cookies)

1. Combine the butter and powdered sugar, creaming
   until light and fluffy using a en electric hand mixer or stand mixer. 
2. Add the milk and vanilla; beat until of spreading consistency.
3. Color frosting if desired, then spread onto the cooled cookies. Sprinkle with colored granulated sugar, if desired.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 220kcal | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Total Carbs: 20g | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 9g | Net Carbs: 19.6g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 19mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

© Author: Cheryl Malik