Vegan Lemon Cookies
Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies are soft cookies bursting with fresh lemon flavor!
Servings: 14 cookies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- A pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients
- ⅓ cup refined coconut oil softened/melted
- ½ cup coconut sugar or granulated sugar (see note #1)
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- zest of 1 lemon or 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl: flour, baking soda, baking powder, poppy seeds and salt.
- In a separate, larger bowl, cream together the sugar and oil. Then mix in the remaining wet ingredients: lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and lemon zest.
- Add half of the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms.
- Use a cookie scoop to portion the dough and place each scoop onto the baking sheet. If you don't have a scoop, measure about 1 tablespoon of dough, roll it into a ball, and set it on the baking sheet.
- Gently flatten the dough with the palm of your hand or the bottom of a cup. Cookies should still be slightly thick (a little over ¼-inch).
- Bake at 350ºF for 8-10 min. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 5 min, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Coconut Sugar: Some coconut sugars leave dark sugar spots in the cookies. To avoid this, blend the coconut sugar in a blender until it becomes a fine powder. The powdered coconut sugar will even out the color of the cookies. Measure the sugar after blending.
- Storage: Transfer the cooled cookies to an airtight container or zip-lock bag. They will stay fresh at room temperature for up to 4 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 119mg | Sugar: 8g
