Vegan Candy Cane Cookies
Twisted red and white peppermint cookie dough form these vegan candy cane cookies. The perfect cookie recipe to get you into the holiday mood.
Servings: 15 cookies
Ingredients
- 100 grams cane sugar (3.5 oz)
- 100 grams salted vegan butter, at room temperature (3.5 oz)
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 65 grams vegan vanilla yogurt (2.2 oz)
- 200 grams unbleached all-purpose flour (7 oz)
- ½ teaspoon liquid vegan red food coloring
Instructions
Make cookie dough
- Place the vegan butter, cane sugar, peppermint, vanilla, baking powder, and vegan yogurt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat with the paddle attachment until creamy paste forms. (Alternatively use an electric hand mixer)
- Scrape down the side of the bowl and add the flour. Beat until just combined.
Color half the dough
- Divide and remove half the dough from the bowl and wrap it in plastic wrap and shape it into a flat square.
- Carefully add the red food coloring to the remaining dough. Mix on low speed until the color is evenly distributed.
Chill cookie dough
- Wrap each cookie dough in plastic wrap, shape it into a flat square and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
Shape and bake
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 355ºF / 180°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
- Once chilled we can start shaping the candy canes. Slice dough squares into 15 slices, fold in half or into a ball, and gently roll out to 5-inch ropes. Do the same with the red dough after rolling the white dough. Place the ropes next to each other and twist them together. They should start looking like Twizzlers. Transfer twisted cookie dough to the baking sheet and curve the top into a candy cane shape. Repeat with the remaining ropes, spacing the cookies about 1.5 inches apart.
- Bake in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack to let cook completely.
- Optional sprinkle with coarse sugar, powdered sugar, or crushed candy canes.