Vegan Christmas Cookies

Light brown cookies with red and green m&ms, chocolate chips, tiny white sugar snowflakes, and tiny green pine trees.

These festive vegan Christmas cookies are a must-have for the holiday season. With a soft, chewy texture and colorful Christmas-themed candies, they are a sweet treat that both kids and adults will love. Have them as a snack, save them for after dinner, or wrap them as a gift– just don’t forget to leave some next to the chimney for Santa!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Soy-free

Keyword vegan christmas cookies, vegan cookies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Chill time 30

Total Time 50

Servings cookies

Calories 169kcal

Author Nandor Barta

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup Vegetable oil I used sunflower
¾ cup Dark brown sugar
½ cup Granulated sugar
⅓ cup Apple sauce unsweetened
1 tsp Vanilla extract
½ tsp Cinnamon optional, but recommended
2+½ cups All-purpose flour or GF flour blend
1 tsp Baking soda
½ tsp Salt
¼ cup Dark chocolate chips
¼ cup White chocolate chips
½ cup Vegan M&Ms
2 Tbsp Mini edible sugar pearls
2 Tbsp Vegan Christmas sprinkles

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine oil, sugars, apple sauce, and vanilla. Use a hand mixer to beat together on low speed for 2 minutes until well emulsified.
Stir in the flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda until completely incorporated. The mixture should be very thick but still soft. If too stiff, add 1-2 Tablespoons of non-dairy milk.
Fold in the sprinkles, M&Ms, and pearls.
Cover and allow to chill for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading.
Preheat oven to 375°F/190C. Line baking sheets with parchment.
Scoop 2 Tbsp amounts of dough. Roll into balls and place 2-3 inches apart on a lined baking sheet.
If you want pillowy, soft cookies, don't flatten them. If you want chewy, thinner ones, flatten them with a small glass, at most 1 inch thick.
Bake for 8-12 minutes until just barely golden brown around the edges. I need 12 minutes in my non-fan oven to get them perfect.
Remove from the oven and cool them on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Cookies will puff up more in the oven and collapse slightly as they cool.

Video

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Notes

Add 1-2 tbsp/15-30ml non-dairy milk or water to thin the consistency if it is too stiff. Reasons for that could be that you use homemade apple sauce or the measurements are off.

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