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Soft Vegan Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

These soft vegan Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are simple yet delicious recipe you can enjoy for breakfast or snack. Baked in no time and finished with a drizzle of aquafaba frosting, these cookies are fun to make and perfect for fall. 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 10 cookies
Calories: 164 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the dough
  • 1 c all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 tablespoon neutral oil like grapeseed oil
  • ¼ c organic cane sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ c pumpkin puree
For the glaze
  • 2 tablespoon aquafaba from a can of chickpeas or white beans
  • 1 c icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

To make the dough
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  1. Preheat the oven to 390 F.
  2. In a large bowl whisk all-purpose flour and baking powder.
  3. In a medium bowl mix together oil, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract and pumpkin puree.
  4. Add oil and pumpkin puree mixture to the bowl with flour and mix until soft dough forms. Don't add more flour.
  5. Form the dough into a ball. Pinch off small pieces of dough, the size of a tennis bowl, roll it with your hands into a bowl and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  6. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove cookies from the oven and transfer on a wire rack.
To make the glaze
  1. Add aquafaba to a medium bowl and beat with a hand mixer until foamy, about 30 seconds. Stir in ½ c of icing sugar. Then turn on the mixer and beat for 10-20 seconds. Add in the remaining ½ c of sugar and beat for another 20-30 seconds. Add in lemon juice and beat again for a few more seconds.
  2. Pour a few teaspoons of glaze on each cookie and set on a wire rack until the frosting sets.

Nutrition Information

Calories 164kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 27.8g (9%) Protein 1.4g (3%) Fat 5.6g (9%) Saturated Fat 0.6g (3%) Sodium 2mg (0%) Potassium 91mg (3%) Fiber 0.8g (3%) Sugar 17.2g (34%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 164

% Daily Value*

Calories 164kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 27.8g 9%
Protein 1.4g 3%
Fat 5.6g 9%
Saturated Fat 0.6g 3%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Potassium 91mg 2%
Fiber 0.8g 3%
Sugar 17.2g 34%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.