Vanilla crescents, cinnamon stars, gingerbread, etc. – have you opened the Christmas bakery yet? No matter whether classic or something more unusual - juicy and aromatic cookies are simply a part of Christmas and sweeten the waiting time until the holidays every year. But what if you don't consume animal products? Do cookies taste good without eggs and butter? But like yes! With our vegan Christmas cookie recipes, you'll wonder after the first bite why you didn't try them sooner! What are you waiting for? Get ready for a crunchy and delicious Christmas season and bookmark our great vegan Christmas cookie recipes! Have fun reading and enjoy it.
Vegan Christmas cookies: The best vegan gingerbread cookies
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a vegan Christmas cookie or a low-calorie oneWeight Watchers cookies– Gingerbread is part of our standard repertoire at Christmas time. Beautifully juicy, aromatic and Christmassy – these vegan gingerbreads are addictive!
Ingredients for 8 pieces:
- 400 grams of ground hazelnuts or almonds
- 30 grams applesauce, unsweetened
- 160 grams of maple syrup
- 100 grams of dried apricots
- 50 ml vegetable oil
- The grated peel of 2 oranges
- 1 tbsp gingerbread spice
- 8 pieces of wafers
- 150 grams of dark chocolate
Preparation:
- First pour hot water over the dried apricots and let them stand for 10-15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- For the gingerbread, mix the ground nuts, applesauce, maple syrup, oil, orange peel and gingerbread spice in a large bowl and knead with your hands.
- Drain the apricots, pat dry and cut into small pieces. Add to the dough and knead everything well again.
- If the dough is too dry, add 1-2 tablespoons of applesauce.
- Form 8 equally sized balls and press them onto the wafers.
- Bake the vegan gingerbread cookies for 10-12 minutes and let them cool slightly.
- Cover the gingerbread with the melted chocolate and let it harden for 1 hour.
- Enjoy!
You should also try:Grandma's Linzer Cookies: Original recipe and preparation tips for the Christmas classic!
Vegan vanilla crescents
Vegan vanilla crescents should also not be missing in the cookie jar for Christmas! Nice and crispy, tender and wholewithout eggs and butterprepared, this is the perfect treat for the whole family.
Ingredients for approx. 20 pieces:
- 130 grams of wheat or spelled flour
- 70 grams of ground almonds
- 10 grams of cornstarch
- 110 grams vegan butter or margarine, cut into pieces
- 50 grams of powdered sugar + more for dusting
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
Preparation:
- Whisk together flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar and salt in a bowl.
- Add vanilla extract and butter and knead everything into a dough using either your hands or the dough hook of the mixer.
- Form the dough into a large roll and cut into 2 halves.
- Wrap the dough rolls in cling film and place in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Cut pieces about 1 cm wide from the dough rolls and then shape them into classic vanilla crescents.
- Bake the vegan vanilla crescents for 10-12 minutes or until the ends are lightly browned.
- Allow to cool completely and dust with plenty of powdered sugar.
Prepare cinnamon stars vegan
What would be our list of recipes forvegan Christmas cookieswithout classic cinnamon stars? We baked them over the weekend and by Tuesday they were all gone. Sounds very promising, right? And the best part? At just 40 calories each, these vegan cinnamon stars are the perfect healthy treat.
Ingredients for approx. 40 pieces:
- 100 grams of ground hazelnuts
- 80 grams of almond flour
- 60 grams of powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 30 ml water
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- A pinch of salt
Vegan frosting:
- 60 grams of powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp water
Preparation:
- Put all the ingredients for the vegan cinnamon stars in a large bowl and knead into a sticky dough with your hands or the dough hook of the mixer.
- Form the dough into a large disc, wrap it in cling film and put it in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough to about 0.5-0.6 cm thick and cut out small stars.
- Leave for 6-8 minutes and cool completely.
- Mix the icing ingredients in a bowl to form a thick paste and spread it over the cookies.
- Allow to harden and your vegan cinnamon stars are ready to eat.
Vegan Christmas cookies: recipe for vegan rascals
Filled with jam and made from a crispy shortcrust pastry – delicious rascals sweeten our day and are the perfect accompaniment to afternoon coffee. The recipe forvegan Christmas cookiesis super easy and our vegan rascals are a great gift idea for Christmas.
Ingredients for approx. 45 pieces:
- 300 grams of wheat or spelled flour
- 50 grams of almond flour
- 180 grams of vegan butter
- 80 grams of granulated sugar
- 45 ml almond milk
- The grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 100 grams of jam of your choice
- Powdered sugar for sprinkling
Preparation:
- Whisk together flour, almond flour, sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl.
- Add butter, almond milk and vanilla extract and knead with your hands to form a smooth dough.
- Form the dough into two balls, wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough to a thickness of approx. 3 mm and cut out circles with a cookie cutter.
- Using a smaller cookie cutter, cut out hearts in the middle of half of the cookies.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes and allow to cool completely.
- Heat the jam briefly in the microwave or in a pot.
- Then spread the jam all over the cookies and place a cookie with a heart on top.
- Fill the hearts with jam and put them in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Sprinkle vegan rascals with powdered sugar and enjoy.
Vegan butter cookies to cut out
Sometimes in the shape of hearts, bells or snowmen - cutting out butter cookies is fun and perfect for an inexpensive Christmas gift from the kitchen! Luckily, the classic also works perfectly as a vegan Christmas cookie and tastes just as good.
Ingredients for 40 pieces:
- 300 grams of wheat flour
- 200 grams of vegan butter
- 100 grams of granulated sugar
- 1 pack vanilla sugar or 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- A pinch of salt
Preparation:
- Whisk together wheat flour, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt in a bowl.
- Add butter and knead with your hands to form a smooth dough.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Roll out the dough to about 5 mm thick and cut out cookies in different shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes and allow to cool completely.
- Decorate the vegan butter cookies to your heart's content.
The vegan coconut macaroon
And here is the perfect recipe for vegan Christmas cookies for all coconut lovers! Beautifully soft and irresistibly delicious – these vegan coconut macaroons are a real dream.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams of desiccated coconut
- 200 grams of powdered sugar
- 70 ml almond milk
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 100 grams of dark chocolate
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Mix the almond milk and powdered sugar in a bowl with a hand mixer until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add coconut flakes, vanilla extract and baking powder and mix quickly.
- Using 2 teaspoons, place small macarons on the baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
- Allow the vegan coconut macaroons to cool completely and decorate with the melted chocolate.
- Enjoy!
Vegan Christmas cookies: Crinkle Cookies recipe
These fluffy and rich vegan crinkle cookies are an absolute favorite in our house and a sweet tooth's dream come true.
Ingredients:
- 160 grams of wheat flour
- 200 grams of granulated sugar
- 80 grams coconut oil, melted
- 40 grams of cocoa powder
- 80 ml almond milk
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Mix the sugar and coconut oil well in a bowl with a whisk.
- Add ground flax seeds, almond milk and vanilla extract and stir.
- Add flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and mix to form a smooth dough.
- Form 18 small balls and roll them in powdered sugar – the more, the better!
- Allow the vegan crinkle cookies to cool completely for 10-12 minutes.
