Jump to Recipe 2020 has been quite the year. As I sit here to write and share this recipe I’m shocked at how long it’s been since I’ve published anything in this space. Like most of us, navigating the waters of pandemic life and repeated quarantines hasn’t been easy. Coupled with the new responsibilities of…
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Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
The cookies are by far the BEST chocolate chip cookies I have ever made. They’re crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. And they stay that way days after they’ve been baked and have cooled. Gone are the days of chocolate chip cookies that are hard as a rock. But my…
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
You know those giant chewy oatmeal cookies you get from coffee shops (and high school cafeterias)? Well, these are their baby cousins. Baby, only because I make them much smaller. Because whether they’re big or small, I’m still going to eat more than one, so it’s just healthier this way…
Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee
Day 12: Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies Guys! Day 12…. We made it. It was touch and go there for a while, but we did it. 12 days of vegan Christmas cookies… now I need someone to come over and eat all of these cookies. I was debating what to…
Sugar Cookies
Day 11: Sugar Cookies The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies Another classic holiday cookie is the sugar cookie. Not overly sweet, and delicate they’re a staple on my holiday cookie platter. I’ve made these a bunch of different ways, including rolling and cutting into shapes with holiday cookie cutters. My favorite though is rolling…
Chocolate Orange Crinkles
Day 10: Chocolate Orange Crinkles The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies You’ve no doubt had chocolate crinkles before. Every Christmas they make their way onto cookie platters. They’re so cute and festive with their snowy crusts. If you’re never had them, the best way to describe them would be a combination of chocolate cookie,…
Rugelach
Day 9: Rugelach The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies If you’ve never had rugelach, they’re a Jewish cookies/pastry; rolled into a croissant shape and stuffed with jam, nuts and raisins. Typically made with apricot jam, however you can really use any jam you’d like. Personally, I like to use peach jam that I make…
Soft Glazed Gingerbread
Day 8: Soft Glazed Gingerbread The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies I’ve been making these gingerbread cookies since 2008, before going vegan naturally, but over the past few years I’ve repeatedly tweaked the recipe to get it just right without the eggs and dairy. I started with egg replacers, my go to when adjusting…
Cherry Almond Drop Cookies
Day 5: Cherry Almond Drop Cookies The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies Ok, I have to level with you. There is nothing particularly Christmas-y about these Cherry Almond Drop Cookies. Other than the fact that I make them every year for Christmas. I absolutely adore them. They have a rich almond flavor reminiscent of…
Gingerbread Biscotti
Day 4: Gingerbread Biscotti The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies Come December there is no shortage of gingerbread in my house. There’s gingerbread biscotti, cookies (both hard and soft), donuts, and smoothies. And if that wasn’t enough there are gingerbread candles wafting their sweet spicy scent through the air if there happens to be…