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Vegan Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cooking Time: 12 minutes
- Serves: 22 cookies
Vegan Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
- Recipe Submitted by Marsala on 11/01/2014
Category: Holiday, Kids, Cookies
Ingredients List
- COOKIES
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) vegan butter (such as Earth Balance), softened (to speed softening, see note)
- 1/2 cup organic cane sugar + more for topping
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree (or sub pumpkin butter and hold back 1 Tbsp of cane sugar)
- 1 1/2 cups + 1 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour (sub up to 1/3 whole wheat pastry)
- 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder (for thickening/binding)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- FROSTING (optional)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) vegan butter, softened
- 1 1/2 Tbsp pumpkin butter (optional | storebought or see notes for recipe)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 2 1/2 - 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp each ground cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice
- Splash non-dairy milk
Directions
1. Add softened butter to a large mixing bowl and cream with a mixer for 1 minute.
2. Add sugar, brown sugar and vanilla and beat for 1 more minute. Add pumpkin and mix once more.
3. Set your sifter over something that will catch fall out and add dry ingredients. Use a spoon to briefly stir, then sift over butter and sugar ingredients, to combine.
4. Mix until until incorporated, being careful not to over mix. Then add almond milk and mix until a soft dough is formed. Freeze dough for 15 minutes, or refrigerate for 30 minutes (or chill overnight), preheat your oven to 350 degrees F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
5. Scoop out heaping 1 Tbsp amounts of dough and roll into balls. Place on a clean baking sheet 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Dip a glass into cane sugar and then gently smash the cookie ball down into a disc (see photo).
6. Bake on the center rack for 10-12 minutes, or very slightly golden brown.
7. Let rest on pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Prepare frosting in the meantime.
8. FOR FROSTING: Wipe/rinse your mixing bowl clean and add softened butter. Beat until light and fluffy. Then add vanilla, spices, pumpkin butter (optional) and mix once more.
9. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time and continue mixing until thick and creamy. Drizzle in a little non-dairy milk to thin. You want this frosting to be pretty thick so it will hold its shape once on the cookies, so only add a little milk and add more powdered sugar if it gets too thin.
10. Once cooled, frost cookies and top with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to a few days. Freeze for longer-term storage.
2. Add sugar, brown sugar and vanilla and beat for 1 more minute. Add pumpkin and mix once more.
3. Set your sifter over something that will catch fall out and add dry ingredients. Use a spoon to briefly stir, then sift over butter and sugar ingredients, to combine.
4. Mix until until incorporated, being careful not to over mix. Then add almond milk and mix until a soft dough is formed. Freeze dough for 15 minutes, or refrigerate for 30 minutes (or chill overnight), preheat your oven to 350 degrees F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
5. Scoop out heaping 1 Tbsp amounts of dough and roll into balls. Place on a clean baking sheet 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Dip a glass into cane sugar and then gently smash the cookie ball down into a disc (see photo).
6. Bake on the center rack for 10-12 minutes, or very slightly golden brown.
7. Let rest on pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Prepare frosting in the meantime.
8. FOR FROSTING: Wipe/rinse your mixing bowl clean and add softened butter. Beat until light and fluffy. Then add vanilla, spices, pumpkin butter (optional) and mix once more.
9. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time and continue mixing until thick and creamy. Drizzle in a little non-dairy milk to thin. You want this frosting to be pretty thick so it will hold its shape once on the cookies, so only add a little milk and add more powdered sugar if it gets too thin.
10. Once cooled, frost cookies and top with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to a few days. Freeze for longer-term storage.
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