Vegan Molasses Cookies
Super easy recipe for vegan molasses cookies with a batch size of 14 to 16. The cookies are vegan so there are no eggs.
Servings 14 Cookies
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (145 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup packed brown sugar (100 grams)
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened apple sauce 30 ml – drain on a paper towel then measure
- Sparkly sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F or 165 degrees C.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
- In a second bowl, mix brown sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, vanilla and drained apple sauce.
- Add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture and stir until mixed. Using a tablespoon measure, scoop up dough and form nice mounds. Place the mounds about 2 ½ inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet (Silpat is okay) and sprinkle tops with sparkly sugar. Bake for 13-16 minutes. Let cool for 2 minute on sheet, then transfer to wire rack to cool.