Vegan & Gluten-Free Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup Vegan butter

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 cups Almond meal* (see notes below
  • 1/4 cup Arrowroot powder
  • 1/2 cup Oat flour
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt, fine-grain
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 Vanilla frosting, Vegan

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Description

Ingredients

• ¼ cup vegan butter, softened (I use Earth Balance Soy-Free Vegan Butter)
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1¼ cups almond meal* (see notes below for nut-free version)
• ½ cup oat flour
• ¼ cup arrowroot powder
• ½ teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• Vegan Vanilla Frosting

Directions

• Place the softened vegan butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl and mix on medium low speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the dry ingredients (almond meal, oat flour arrowroot powder and salt) and mix on low speed until combined.
• Divide the dough into two balls and wrap in plastic wrap, then flatten into a disc. Place in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour or overnight.
• When you are ready to make the cookies, preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Place one disc of dough on a surface that has been coated with oat flour.
• Using a well-floured rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is ¼ inch thick.
• Cut the dough into desired shapes. I used 2 inch hanukkah cookie cutters, but you can use any type of cookie cutters you want. Or if you dont have cookie cutters you can roll into small circles about 2 inches in diameter.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Dont over-bake or the cookies will be too dry. I like to do 8 minutes for a softer cookie. If you use very large cookie cutters or the dough is thicker than ¼ inch, the baking time may vary. Check on the cookies every couple minutes as they can burn easily. You want them to look slightly golden brown around the edges.
• Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest on the cookie sheet for a few minutes (this allows them to harden a bit before handling them)..
• Carefully move cookies to cooling rack to cool fully (they will harden once fully cooled).
• Repeat with the other disc of dough.
• Once the cookies are completely cooled, decorate using homemade Vegan Vanilla Frosting and add natural vegan sprinkles if desired.