gluten free vegan soft frosted strawberry cookies
AUTHOR: Sarah Bakes Gluten Free
RECIPE TYPE: cookies
SERVES: 24
INGREDIENTS
vanilla sugar cookies
- 2 1/3 cups Sarah’s gluten free flour blend
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
- 1/3 cup refined coconut oil, softened
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk beverage
strawberry frosting
- 1/2 cup non-hydrogenated palm shortening
- 2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons almond milk or coconut milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons freeze dried strawberry powder*
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In bowl of standing mixer, cream together powdered sugar, sugar, coconut oil and vanilla. Continue mixing 1-2 minutes, until creamy and smooth.
- Add almond milk and flour mixture. Mix until cookie dough comes together.
- Using cookie scoop, place cookie dough onto prepared baking sheet {about 1 tablespoon size scoops}. Flatten balls of dough slightly.
- Bake cookies 9-11 minutes. Place cookies on cooling rack to cool completely.
- To make strawberry frosting, start by creaming the shortening in bowl of stand mixer, 1-2 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons almond milk and vanilla. Cream until smooth and whipped, adding additional milk as needed.
- Add strawberry powder and mix well. Frost cooled cookies with strawberry frosting.
NOTES
*You can find freeze dried strawberries in most grocery stores, near the dried fruit. Take about 1 cup freeze dried strawberries and crush in ziplock bag or blender/small food processor until ground. Measure out 2 tablespoons.
Recipe by Sarah Bakes Gluten Free at https://www.sarahbakesgfree.com/2018/01/gluten-free-vegan-frosted-strawberry-sugar-cookies.html