Description
Delightfully festive and vegan-friendly, these Vegan Cinnamon Snowflake Cookies are perfect for holiday baking. Made with dairy-free butter, warm cinnamon, and lightly sweetened with brown sugar, these crisp and charming snowflake-shaped cookies are easy to prepare and beautifully dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon for a seasonal touch.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 200 g / 7 oz dairy-free butter (e.g., Vitalite)
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 100 g / 3.5 oz soft light brown sugar
- 300 g / 10.5 oz plain flour or white spelt flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
For Dusting
- Icing sugar, as needed
- Extra ground cinnamon, a pinch
Instructions
- Cream Butter, Vanilla, and Sugar: In a mixing bowl, cream together the dairy-free butter, vanilla paste, and soft light brown sugar until smooth and well combined.
- Add Flour and Cinnamon: Stir in the plain flour (or white spelt flour) and ground cinnamon, mixing until a dough forms.
- Chill the Dough: Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm up, making it easier to roll and cut.
- Preheat Oven: While the dough chills, preheat the oven to 160°C (140°C fan) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Roll and Cut: Roll out the chilled dough to approximately ½ cm thickness on a floured surface. Using a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the Cookies: Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Turn the tray halfway through baking to ensure even cooking.
- Cool and Dust: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes. Once cooled, dust with icing sugar and a pinch of cinnamon for a festive finish.
Notes
- Use white spelt flour for a lighter texture but plain flour works perfectly well.
- Refrigerating the dough is crucial for easy handling and to prevent cookies from spreading during baking.
- Ensure even thickness when rolling the dough for uniform baking.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- These cookies are naturally vegan and dairy-free.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
