4 Festive Dairy-Free Holiday Cookie Recipes 

 

Baking cookies is one of the tastiest holiday traditions. If you're dairy-free, however, coming up with delicious cookie recipes can involve a great deal of trial and error. Luckily, we've taken the trial part out for you: these dairy-free cookie recipes are already taste-tested and ready for your approval! 

From granola cookies that will add a little extra dose of healthy ingredients to your holiday cookie tray to stunning five-spice molasses cookies, you'll be sure to find something that tantalizes your taste buds and adds a touch of sweet or spice to your holiday season.

 

1. Vegan Cherry Almond Dark Chocolate Chunk Granola Cookies

These vegan cherry almond dark chocolate chunk granola cookies have a wide array of holiday flavors. Even better, they're packed full of healthy ingredients, which means this is at least one holiday cookie recipe you won't have to feel guilty about making again and again--or indulging in while you enjoy a party or a quiet night with friends and family.

These cherry almond dark chocolate chunk cookies have tart dried cherries, a grain-free soft and chewy granola, and, of course, delicious, rich dark chocolate to round them off. Eat them for dessert or bring the holiday spirit to your next breakfast--we won't tell!

Ingredients

• Parchment paper
• 1 cup vegan butter
• 1 cup organic brown sugar
• 1/2 cup organic granulated sugar
• 2 flax eggs (a total of 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed meal plus 6 tablespoons of water; allow to sit for 15 minutes before using)
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 tsp tapioca
• 3/4 tsp Frontier Co-op baking soda
• 3/4 tsp Frontier Co-op salt
• 1 tsp Frontier Co-op organic vanilla extract
• 1.5-2 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup dairy-free dark chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup dried cherries, roughly chopped
• 1 cup of grain-free soft and chewy granola

 

Directions

1. You’ll need a 400 degree oven and 2 cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
2. Cream together your cold butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar for 2-4 minutes. You want this mixture creamy.
3. Add 1/2 of the flax egg mixture and mix well, then add the other 1/2. If you are new to vegan baking, you will see these flax “eggs” mix up nice & fluffy just like a traditional egg would.
4. Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined. Add in your chocolate, cherries, almonds, granola, again, until just combined. Do not over mix.
5. So you will get anywhere from 8-10 cookies depending on how heavy your hand is at scooping. Scoop a heaping 1/2 cup of dough and plop it on your cookie sheet.  Anywhere from 4-5 cookies on each sheet. These will not spread much. They are a hearty cookie that may end up as big as your fist.
6. Bake anywhere from 9-12 minutes. Just slightly starting to brown on the top. You will need to let these rest a good 15 min or so on the cookie sheet and then you can move them to a rack carefully.

 

2. Vegan Maple Pecan Snowball Cookies

Do you love snowball cookies, with their delicate powdered sugar topping and light flavor? Vegan maple pecan snowball cookies are the perfect way to round off your cookie tray while sticking to your vegan diet. With their light, melt-in-your-mouth texture and a light crunch and salty note from the pecans, these cookies are sure to be a hit. These cookies use maple powdered sugar, which can offer a lighter alternative to traditional powdered sugar while adding its own unique, rich taste. These cookies will add a light, elegant look to your dessert tray or offer the perfect cookie treat after a long day of holiday shopping.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups bread flour
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/2 tsp Frontier Co-op salt
• 1 cup of vegan butter, room temperature
• 1 tsp Frontier Co-op vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Frontier Co-op maple syrup powder
• 1 cup (or so) of organic powdered sugar, for rolling the warm cookies in

 

Directions 

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with Beyond Gourmet parchment paper.
2. Combine flour, pecans and salt in a bowl and set aside.
3. Beat butter, vanilla, and maple powdered sugar with a mixer until creamy.
4. Turn the mixer to the lowest setting and add the flour.
5. Scoop balls with a round tablespoon and gently roll and form into a ball. Use a light touch as this dough is delicate and can crumble. Since these do not spread you can bake them close together and depending on the size of your cookie sheet you may be able to fit all 24 on at once.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the bottom edges of the cookies are lightly brown.
7. Cool for a few minutes. While cookies are still warm, roll in the traditional powdered sugar to make them look like a snowball. Place on a rack to cool and then re-roll the cookies again once or twice in more powder sugar.
8. The maple flavor is subtle but really lends a nice background flavor as opposed to the traditional snowball cookies. The flavor of these cookies meld the longer they sit and you may find the maple intensifies even more the next day or day two.

 

3. Vegan Chinese Five Spice Molasses Cookies with Double Orange Glaze

Five Spice Powder is traditionally used in savory dishes, but it's perfect for adding some extra spice to your molasses cookies this holiday season. The Frontier Co-op Five Spice Powder mix is designed to bring in all the major flavors as you add it to your vegan Chinese five-spice molasses cookies with double orange glaze: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and pungent. With that extra note of flavor, these holiday cookies are the perfect addition to any holiday Christmas plate--and they're sure to offer something unique amidst the other traditional cookies. 

With the double orange glaze, you'll find that perfect sweet and sour note to balance your molasses cookies and enhance the flavors presented in your recipe to perfection. Curl up on the couch with a cold glass of milk as you enjoy these delightful holiday favorites. 

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 2 tsp Frontier Co-op baking soda
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Frontier Co-op ground ginger
• 2 tsp Frontier Co-op Five Spice Powder mix
• 1/4 tsp Frontier Co-op fine pink salt
• 3/4 cup softened (not melted) vegan butter
• 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal mixed with 3 tablespoons of water and allowed to sit for 15 minutes)
• 1/4 cup organic molasses
• 1 cup organic light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup organic granulated sugar (for rolling)

 

For the double orange glaze, you'll need:

 

• Fruit and veggie wash (for the prances)
• 1/4 tsp Frontier Co-op vanilla extract
• 1.5 cups organic powdered sugar
• 1 medium orange, washed, zested, and juiced
• Pomegranate seeds

 

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 3 baking sheets with Beyond Gourmet parchment paper
2. Cream the softened vegan butter and light brown sugar with your mixer. Add in the flax egg and beat until smooth. Add in the molasses and mix until combined.
3. Sift or whisk in a bowl the bread flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, five spice powder & salt. Once combined add to the butter/sugar/molasses mixture. Stir until just combined, not over mixing.
4. Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
5. Scoop roughly 1.5 tablespoons of cookie dough and roll that into a ball. Place the ball in a bowl of granulated sugar and roll the ball of dough until coated. Place on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake for roughly 8-10 minutes. Let cool on the pan for a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

 

Double Orange Glaze:

1. Wash your orange with the Rebel Green fruit & veggie wash before zesting & juicing.
2. Add 1.5 cups of powdered sugar into a bowl. Start by adding 1/4 teaspoon of Frontier or Simply Organic vanilla, then some zest and some juice and whisk, whisk, whisk to combine. Keep adding zest & juice until you get to the consistency & flavor you like. Don’t be afraid to taste your glaze. Some people like a heavy orange flavor and others just want a hint of orange in the background. Be your own guru and adjust this glaze to your taste buds. Once you get to the taste & consistency you like, drizzle it over the cookies and then sprinkle with some fresh pomegranate seeds if you like.

*It is perfectly acceptable to not even glaze these cookies. The flavor is good enough to stand on its own.

 

4. Baker's Dozen Two-Bite Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Smoked Sea Salt Cookies

If you're looking for a clean cookie that makes a great snack filled with amazing ingredients, these two-bite peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip smoked sea salt cookies are the perfect treat for an afternoon snack or a cookie plate that you won't have to feel guilty about! These cookies offer a warm, comforting holiday taste with a hint of smoked sea salt to enhance the overall flavor. 

Ingredients

• Parchment paper
• 1 cup + 2 tbsp quick-cooking oats
• 1/8 tsp Frontier Co-op salt
• 1/3 cup dairy-free mini chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup optional chopped nuts of choice
• 1/3 cup natural honey peanut butter
• 1/3 cup maple syrup, pure amber color
• 1 tsp Frontier Co-op cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Frontier Co-op vanilla extract
• Frontier Co-op applewood smoked sea salt

 

Directions

1. 350 degree oven and 1 cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place oats, pinch of regular salt, cinnamon, chips, nuts in a bowl and stir together.
3. Pour on top the oat mixture the honey peanut butter and maple syrup and vanilla.
4. Stir with a spatula until combined.
5. These are a sticky cookie so keep a small bowl of water nearby to keep your fingers wet.
6. Scoop a little more than a rounded tablespoon and gently just form & pat a small roughly 2 inch cookie shape. These do not really spread or puff so you can fit all of them on one sheet.  You should end up with a baker’s dozen or 13 cookies.
7. Sprinkle a healthy pinch of Frontier applewood smoked sea salt over each cookie and back for 8-10 minutes.
8. You must allow these to cool completely on the baking sheet or they will fall apart on you.
9. Dig in!

 

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