Sugar Cookies

Vegan Sugar Cookies

Easy sugar cookies!

Preheat oven to 400 F

 Prep Time: 5 minutes 
 Cook Time: 12 minutes
 Servings: 24 cookies
INGREDIENTS
Sugar Cookies

• 1/2 cup vegan margarine
• 1/4 cup soy milk
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 cups all purpose flour

Icing

• 1 cup icing sugar (substitution: blend 1 cup white sugar with 1 tbsp of cornstarch or tapioca until powdered)
• 1 tbsp soy milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup vegan margarine
• 6 drops food dye
• 1 tub Betty Crocker Vanilla Icing (optional time saver).

INSTRUCTIONS
Sugar Cookies
Preheat oven to 400 F

For the cookies:

1. In a bowl add all the ingredients except for the flour.
2. Beat on high with an electric mixer until smooth.
3. Add flour and mix on low until incorported then stop - do not over mix.

Sprinkle flour on a clean surface.

Roll dough to 1 cm thickness and cut out shapes.

Place on parchment lined cookie sheets.

Bake for 12 minutes.

Icing

1. In a bowl mix sugar, butter, soy milk, vanilla extract and beet juice (or food colouring) until smooth and blended.
   
2. Fill an icing bag and ice cooled cookies
   
3. Embellish with sprinkles, chopped nuts, candy or whatever you have on hand! 
   
   *Tip Most packaged Betty Crocker Icings are vegan.
   
   ​Enjoy!
   
   *If using premade icing just add a few drops of colouring and mix in the container.