Description
Vegan Molasses Cookies have the delicious spiced molasses flavor of gingerbread with the soft texture of a snickerdoodle.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup vegan butter, softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 flax egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a stand mixer or a bowl with a hand mixer, cream the softened butter with the white and brown sugar on medium speed until creamy.
- Add in the flax seed, molasses, and vanilla extra and mix until well combined.
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, and ginger and whisk to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar and mix on low-medium until dough is formed.
- In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon and stir to combine.
- Scoop out 2 tablespoons at a time and roll into balls. Toss in cinnamon and sugar until coated and place on a cookie sheet about 1.5 inches apart.
- Baking 8-10 minutes until the tops are just beginning to crack.
- Cool and enjoy!
Notes
- You may substitute dark brown sugar for light brown sugar.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
Keywords: vegan gingerdoodles, gingerbread, snickerdoodles, vegan baking