Colorful and fun vegan sugar cookies. These soft and chewy sugar cookies are super easy and perfect for any occasion.
Prep time: PT20M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT30M
Rating
4.79 stars (127 reviews)
Keywords
christmas, cookies, vegan sugar cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup Vegan Butter ((112g))
3/4 cups White Granulated Sugar ((150g))
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp Almond Extract
2 cups All Purpose Flour ((250g))
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
2 Tbsp Soy Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
1 cup Powdered Sugar ((120g))
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 Tbsp Soy Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
Categories
Baking
Cookies
Dessert
Cuisine
Vegan
Steps
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)
Cream the vegan butter and sugar together and then add the vanilla extract and almond extract.
Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add the baking soda and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix in by hand until crumbly. Add soy milk and mix in to create a big ball of dough. If your mix is too crumbly to form a ball of dough, add in a little more soy milk until it does.
Flour your hands and a baking mat and transfer the ball of dough to the baking mat.
Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to around 1/4 inch thick, dip a cookie cutter into flour so it doesn't stick and cut out your cookies. Transfer the cookies to a parchment lined baking tray. With the remaining dough, form it into a ball and then roll it out again and repeat.
If you want round cookies and don't want to make shapes, then you don't need to roll out the dough, you can simply tear off pieces of the dough and roll into balls and place the balls onto a parchment lined baking tray. Flour the bottom of a glass and use that to press down on the balls to flatten them neatly before baking.
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before decorating.
Prepare your decorating frosting by adding the powdered sugar, vanilla and soy milk to an electric mixing bowl. Start on low speed and gradually increase speed until smooth. If you need a little more soy milk then add it a drop at a time so that you don't use too much. The consistency will be very sticky, almost gluey. Separate into 2 bowls. Add a drop of food coloring into each bowl and mix in.
Decorate the cookies and allow to set before serving.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories: 89 kcal
Carbohydrates: 15 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 63 mg
Sugar: 9 g
Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
Reviews
Natasha on 2025-12-23 (5 stars): This recipe is super easy and it worked perfectly, thanks so much. I love that I don't have to chill the dough, that makes it even easier and more convenient.
Shelley on 2025-12-11 (5 stars): An absolutely delicious and easy recipe! It's our go-to every Christmas 🎄
Megan on 2025-08-30 (5 stars): Absolutely delicious and very foolproof. Made them with my kids and had so much fun. Thank you!
Jaz on 2025-06-15 (5 stars): HOUSTON WE GOT A PROBLEM!! These sugar cookies were FANTASTIC. I had none of the extracts or any frosting, but these were chewy and soft in the middle, with a little crunch around the edges. I am so pleased I found this recipe because I was 1. running out of milk, 2. had no baking powder, and 3. NEEDED SOMETHING SWEET! My family demolished the banana cookies, and I needed more cookies ASAP. This recipe is perfect, and I am so making these again.
Alice on 2025-03-04 (5 stars): I use Country Crock plant based sticks every time, Sonia, and they definitely work. They're my go-to butter substitute! Just don't use the spread in the tub, it has more oil and water than the sticks and will wreck your batch. Use the sticks 1:1 and go easy on adding water or milk later. Hope this helps! This cookie recipe has served us well for ages and doesn't quit. We make them all the time!
Eden on 2025-01-09 (5 stars): Personally, I'm not big on sugar cookies. These are exactly what they need to be, light, sweet, and simple. My coworkers certainly loved them though, I filled a huge container and every last one was eaten!
