Vegan Dairy Free Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Total time1 hr 37 min

Prep time25 min

Cook time12 min

These classic cut-out cookies roll, cut, and bake up just like the ones you remember — crisp, buttery-golden edges giving way to a soft, tender center. A quick chill keeps the dough firm and easy to work with, so your shapes hold their crisp lines through baking instead of spreading into blobs. Once cooled, each cookie gets flooded or piped with a smooth, sweet icing that sets into a firm, glossy shell, ready for gel food coloring if you want a pop of color for a holiday or party spread. The dough itself comes together simply, with vanilla rounding out the flavor and a touch of salt keeping the sweetness balanced. It's a reliable, from-scratch treat that fits neatly into a vegan baking rotation, whether you're making a big batch for a cookie exchange or just a few for an afternoon treat.

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Ingredients

24 servings

For the cookies

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
Bob's Red Mill Organic All Purpose Unbleached White Flour - 5 Lb Jovial Flour All Purpose Organic Einkorn Bag - 32 Oz Ka Flour Unbleached - 10 LB Arrowhead Mills Organic Unbleached White Flour, 80 oz Arrowhead Mills Organic White All Purpose Flour 22 oz Pkg
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½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup dairy free butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
Chef's tip
For each egg, mix 1 tbsp ground flaxseed with 3 tbsp water and let it sit until it thickens. It holds ingredients together but won't make things rise - best in pancakes, muffins, and cookies.
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp dairy free milk

For the icing

2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3–4 tbsp dairy free milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
gel food coloring (optional)
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Instructions

1
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Set aside.
2
Beat the softened dairy free butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a hand mixer) on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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