Vegan Cardamom Cookie - Cardamom Snickerdoodles
Easy Vegan Cardamom Cookies. These soft cookies are a cross between cardamom shortbread and Snickerdoodles. Vegan Soyfree Palm Oil free Recipe. Glutenfree option
Servings: 14 cookies
Ingredients
Wet
- 1/3 cup smooth almond butter or peanut butter or cashew (some peanut butters have a very strong flavor, so choose a more neutral flavor nut butter)
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp applesauce or non dairy yogurt
Dry
- 3/4 cup flour (I use a mix of whole wheat and all purpose), see gf option in notes
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar (optional)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- seeds of two green cardamom pods, coarsely crushed (or use 1/4 tsp more ground cardamom)
- 1/4 - 1/2 tsp ground cardamom powder (us full 1/2 tsp if omitting cardamom seeds)
Coating
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp cane sugar or use more coconut sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
Instructions
- In a bowl combine peanut butter, oil, Maple syrup, Apple sauce/ yogurt. Mix until smooth.
- In another bowl combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and cardamom. Mix well
- Add to the wet bowl and combine to form a sticky dough. Add a tablespoon or more flour if the dough is too sticky. You can also do this after chilling.
- Chill the dough for 20 mins
- Mix the coating ingredients in a shallow bowl.
- Take the dough out of the fridge. Divide it into equal size balls of inch or larger. Roll the balls into coating mixture and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and flatten them.
- Bake at 350 F (176 C) for 11 to 12 minute
- Cool completely before storing
Video
Notes
To make these gluten-free: Mix 1/3 cup rice flour or oat flour, 1/3 cup almond flour, 2 tbsp starch(potato or corn).
Nutrition is for 1 Cookie
Nutrition
Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 92mg | Sugar: 7g | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 0.5mg