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gluten free vegan frosted strawberry sugar cookies

January 29, 2018 by Sarah 2 Comments

Gluten Free Vegan Frosted Strawberry Sugar Cookies. Soft vanilla sugar cookies with a creamy strawberry frosting. There is something so irresistible about a frosted sugar cookie. These gluten free vegan frosted strawberry sugar cookies have a creamy strawberry frosting that makes them even more enticing!

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I’m already starting to think about the treats I will making to send with my kids to school. Everybody loves a frosted sugar cookie, but I wanted to come up with something a little different. Sure, I could just use pink food coloring and heart-shaped sprinkles. I was on a mission to make sugar cookies that are naturally pink and festive!

Gluten Free Vegan Frosted Strawberry Sugar Cookies. Soft vanilla sugar cookies with a creamy strawberry frosting.Freeze dried strawberries are the magical ingredient to make these frosted cookies both pink and delicious. You can find freeze dried strawberries at most grocery stores these days, next to the dried fruit. I just grind them up in my blender to create a strawberry powder. Great for using in frosting as it’s a more concentrated flavor/color and doesn’t add extra moisture. Makes such a pretty frosting!

The vanilla cookie recipe I used in this recipe is great because it doesn’t need to be rolled out {making our lives easier} and it also doesn’t need to be refrigerated. Just mix, scoop and bake. Easy-peasy-lemon squeezy, as my kids would say! Once baked, the cookies are frosted with a yummy strawberry frosting and they are ready to be shared with friends. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, a birthday party or baby shower.

If you are looking for a non-chocolate treat to make this year on Valentine’s Day, these gluten free vegan frosted strawberry cookies are just for you!

Gluten Free Vegan Frosted Strawberry Sugar Cookies. Soft vanilla sugar cookies with a creamy strawberry frosting.

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gluten free vegan soft frosted strawberry cookies
 
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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
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. In bowl of standing mixer, cream together powdered sugar, sugar, coconut oil and vanilla. Continue mixing 1-2 minutes, until creamy and smooth.
  4. Add almond milk and flour mixture. Mix until cookie dough comes together.
  5. Using cookie scoop, place cookie dough onto prepared baking sheet {about 1 tablespoon size scoops}. Flatten balls of dough slightly.
  6. Bake cookies 9-11 minutes. Place cookies on cooling rack to cool completely.
  7. To make strawberry frosting, start by creaming the shortening in bowl of stand mixer, 1-2 minutes.
  8. Add powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons almond milk and vanilla. Cream until smooth and whipped, adding additional milk as needed.
  9. 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.
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Comments

  1. Kate says

    March 18, 2018 at 9:48 am

    I’ll say this only once, taking the full risk of being hated forever – I don’t really like chocolate…

    These types of things, on the other hand, are right up my alley! Thanks you for sharing. They look lovely!

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  2. Sam says

    June 27, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    Made these up this evening, just beginning my journey into GF baking! But mine are totally flat and spread so big! They firmed up after they cooled down and are delicious, but I’m thinking maybe I did something wrong? haha

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