The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies

Every year, my kitchen turns out hundreds of Christmas Cookies during the month of December. And every year I say I’m going to blog about them, and every year I don’t. So this year, for the first time ever I’ve created a new blog series called The 12 Days of Vegan Christmas Cookies. No partridges or ladies milking, just yummy vegan cookies.

Starting Monday December 11, I’ll release one new cookie recipe leading us right up to the holidays.

Now I’m going to be honest, when it comes to Christmas baking I use plain wheat flour and white sugar. Gluten-Free and Sugar-Free baking is fine the other 11 months of the year, but during the holidays, I keep things simple. Why add more stress? We’re going to keep things simple, with easy to find ingredients. Seriously, the most exotic ingredient you’ll find in these recipes is probably ground flax seeds, which all grocery stores sell. For the rest, as long as you’ve got flour, sugar, and oil, you’ll be good to go.

Of course if you have someone with a gluten intolerance or sugar restrictions you can swap out the wheat flour for gluten-free flour at a 1:1 ration. Same goes with sugar and replacing by any other granulated sweetener.

Are you excited? I certainly am! By Christmas we’ll have a cornucopia of vegan treats that everyone is guaranteed to love, non-vegans included. Because it’s the holidays, and nothing sucks more than eat grapes at the holiday parties and get togethers while everyone else in munching on fruit cake and cookies.

I’m sure you’ll love these recipes as much as I do, and I’m confident that some may become new staples on your holiday table. And all the recipes will live right here. So bookmark this page!

So get your baking gear ready, because we are jumping in Monday morning. Make sure you’re subscribed to our email list (top of the page) so you don’t miss a single recipe.

Day1 : Holiday Biscotti

So cheery with their little flecks of red and green from the cranberries and pistachios. The light sprinkle of sugar over the tops gives them an extra crunch and sparkle, perfect for your holiday table. MORE…

Day 2: Fruitcake Squares

If your idea of fruitcake is a heavy store bought loaf studded with green and red dyed maraschino cherries, then think again. This cake is studded with raisins, apricots, figs, citrus peel, and dried cherries, not those weird candied things. This cake is the real deal. You’ll never want to eat the store bought stuff again! MORE…