These vegan Christmas cookie recipes are full of nostalgia, holiday cheer, and lots of sugar! Whether you're looking for traditional cookies or a twist on classic recipes, you're sure to find something to adorn your dessert table.
Vegan Cookie Recipes
You'll find some of my favorite cookies below! Some of the best are the classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches and the unique Italian Rainbow Cookies. And if you need to decorate some cookies, try the aquafaba Royal Icing.
If you need even more cookie recipes, check out my cookie book, The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur!
Chocolate Peppermint Cream Bars
These chocolate peppermint cream bars have three layers: a bottom layer of dense, fudgy chocolate peppermint brownie filled with a middle layer of peppermint frosting, then a layer of chocolate. Rather, four layers if you count the optional crushed candy cane garnish. Jump to:🍫 Ingredients🔪 Instructions🍭 How to crush candy canes💭 Tips🎄 More Vegan Christmas […]
Italian Rainbow Cookies
The end of October—and Vegan MoFo—is nigh. To be honest, I'm looking forward to making some simple, vegetable-forward food for a while after cooking so many decadent dinners and desserts for the past few weeks. And eating out and restaurants and events. But it's still October, so bring on the dinners, desserts, and Halloween candy! […]
Royal Icing
If you've ever admired those glossy, intricately-patterned cookies that look like a tiny piece of art, or watched a video in Instagram of meticulous decorating, you're familiar with royal icing. It's beyond simple to make, and once you have the icing, you can adjust the consistency and dye it all kinds of colors to create […]
Easy Vegan Sugar Cookie Recipe
These vegan sugar cookies are egg-free and dairy-free and so easy to whip up for decorating! They make perfect cutout cookies for Christmas. <<< [wprm-recipe-jump] >>> Making sugar cookies is an essential activity around Christmas or just throughout the winter. You can make the designs anywhere from simple to intricate, and they are delicious either […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches with Oreo Buttercream
This chocolate chip cookie sandwich is filled with Oreo frosting and rolled in sprinkles. They're great anytime you need sugar on sugar on chocolate! The chocolate chip cookies are soft baked and slightly chewy. Set some cookies aside to enjoy on their own. These chocolate chip cookie sandwiches are great for kids parties (or any […]
Double Chocolate Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies
Ahhhh it's already mid-December and I'm scrambling trying to figure out how to make ALL THE VEGAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES. I want to make spritz cookies, chocolate peppermint cream bars, and royal icing to go on sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies. And peppermint bark, toffee, homemade chocolates...but I digress. To kick off the season, I have […]
Vegan Italian Anisette Cookies with Nonpareils
Italian anisette cookies or anise cookies are a traditional Italian cookie with a "black licorice" flavor from pure anise extract, a fragrant flavoring made from star anise. These vegan anise cookies are tender with a soft crumb, and have a sweet vanilla anise glaze adorned with rainbow nonpareils. The cookies are often on Italian Christmas […]