Name: Vegan Maple Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar, well packed; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1 cup coconut oil (in solid form); 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce; 3 and 1/4 cups flour; 2 teaspoons cream of tartar; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; Pinch salt; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons almond or oat milk; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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These vegan maple sugar cookies are chewy, soft, and SO easy. Mix the ingredients up, pop them in the oven, drizzle them with a quick maple glaze, and they're done! Apple sauce replaces eggs and coconut oil replaces butter, but you can't tell, I promise. They're perfect for Christmas, but honestly, I'd eat these any day of the year.

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Here's what you need.

Granulated sugar
Brown sugar
Maple syrup
Unsweetened apple sauce
Flour
Cream of tartar
Baking soda
Baking powder
Vanilla extract
Almond extract
Coconut oil. This replaces the butter in a traditional cookie recipe. We get ours in bulk at Costco, but most grocery stores sell this in the same aisle as other oils. You can also find it on Amazon.
Almond or oat milk. Use whatever dairy-free milk you prefer.
Powdered sugar
Salt

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Here's how to make them.

These vegan maple sugar cookies are really easy. Aside from the vegan aspect, they pretty much follow the typical cookie script.

First preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then add granulated sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, and coconut oil to a large bowl and beat with a hand or stand mixer until smooth and combined. Add apple sauce and mix until combined. The coconut oil replaces butter, and the applesauce replaces eggs, but you can't taste either of them in the finished product, I promise.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and baking powder, and whisk until there are no clumps and everything is combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients, mixing as you go. Once combined, mix in vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt.

Use a cookie scoop or your hands to form the dough into 1-inch diameter balls and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn a light golden color. I like my cookies soft, so I usually take them out on the earlier side, but if you like yours slightly crunchy, leave them in until they're golden-brown on the edges.

This is a picture of cookie dough in a bowl.

This is a picture of cookie dough balls on a sheet pan.

To make the glaze, add powdered sugar, almond or oat milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract to a bowl and mix until combined. Once the cookies have fully cooled, drizzle them with the glaze. Enjoy!

Serve them with...

Our Apple Cider Bourbon Latte!