Soft Peppermint Sugar Cookies
Soft and delicious vegan sugar cookies topped with a delicious buttercream and crushed peppermint candies! Perfect for the holiday season!
Servings: 16 Servings
Ingredients
Soft Peppermint Sugar Cookies Recipe
- 1/2 cup vegan butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons flax meal
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon non-dairy milk
Simple Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- 4 cups organic powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup vegan butter room temperature
- 2-3 tablespoons almond milk or non-dairy milk of choice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or whatever extract flavoring you want
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Crushed peppermint candies make sure they are vegan!
Instructions
How to Make Soft Peppermint Sugar Cookies
- In a small bowl stir together 1.5 tbsp ground flax and 2.5 tbsp water. Let it sit for 5 minutes. This will be our "flax egg" and serve as a binder.
- In a large bowl cream 1/2 cup butter. Then add the "flax egg" mixture, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat until creamy.
- In a medium bowl stir together these dry ingredients: 1.75 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tbsp corn starch, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1/4 tsp salt.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, and add 1 tbsp non-dairy milk. Stir together with a spoon or spatula until combined. Take care to not over-mix. The dough should feel fairly wet.
- Put the dough into the medium bowl and place in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes. I like to go ahead and scoop the dough balls and roll them and place them in the fridge on a baking sheet. You can also opt to use a large cookie scoop to make your cookie dough balls.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put parchment paper on a cookie pan. Place cookie dough balls onto the parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will be very soft coming out, but they will firm up to the perfect texture after cooling for 10-15 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on cooling rack completely before icing or frosting.
How to Make Simple Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- Using mixer, in a large bowl, whip the butter and salt for about a minute.
- Add in confectioner’s sugar beating on low after each addition. Scrape the bowl down and repeat the process.
- Add a tablespoon of the milk while mixing on low then add the vanilla. Beat until you have an even, fluffy consistency. You can add more milk if desired for a thinner consistency.
- Crush peppermint and add crushed peppermint candies to the tops! Enjoy the cool sensation of these delicious cookies!