Vegan gingerbread cookies. Yes yes, y'all.
In honor of the holiday season and the 12 pounds I usually gain eating all the cookies I want… I’m going to eat all the cookies I want. Just in case you would also like to eat all the cookies you want, I’ll be presenting 12 Days of (Vegan) Cookies for your food gawking pleasure from now until Christmas Eve.
Why no cookies on Christmas day? Because Jesus hates cookies. He told me so. Plus, Santa eats them all the night before. Duh. Jerk.
SO. Let’s kick things off with an oldie but goodie that you probably don’t even realize is delicious…
Gingerbread cookies.
Who likes gingerbread cookies? No one. Seriously. I’m not talking gingerbread, here. I’m talking gingerbread cookies. Big difference. Gingerbread is what you enjoy slathered in frosting while you whisper sweet nothings to your Starbucks peppermint mocha latte (extra hot, ya jerks). Gingerbread cookies, on the other hand, rank right up there with fruitcake for most people. I mean, people bake gingerbread cookies and then shellac them and hang them on their Christmas tree for decades. No? Just our family? Ok then.
Not these cookies, though. No, sirs and madams. These cookies are the shit. Trust me. Mitch and I just ate four of them.
Do not shellac us!
As I tend to do around Christmas cookie time, I defaulted to Martha for this recipe and then veganized it for my dear cow- and chicken-loving coworkers.
Tater’s Substitutions for Martha’s Giant Gingerbread Cookies:
- Replace butter with Earth Balance
- Replace egg with 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed + 3 tablespoons warm water
- Use vegan sugar
- Make 3 dozen normal-sized cookies instead of 12 giant ones. Calm down, Martha.
- Do not dust with extra sugar. Unnecessary.
They came out perfectly. This is why I bake vegan. Because, yes, you can get great results with minimal substitutions and, no, eggs are not that important. Plus, I like for everyone to be able to eat my goods. If I were surrounded by Celiacs, I’d bake gluten-free, too. I just hate that feeling of not being able to eat something I’m offered (because it has meat in it) so I try to avoid putting others in that situation when I’m baking for a big group.
So when people ask, “Why bake vegan if you’re not vegan?” My response is: “Why not?”
I hope my coworkers are ready to eat some damn cookies.
Day one... check.
I love gingerbread cookies and I love this post, which is quite timely thanks to a recent and devastating ginger cookie fail. Cheers to making things everyone can eat. {clinks ginger cookies}
People hate gingerbread cookies?! I’ve never heard this! I feel like they’re always quick to steal all of them when I bake them.
The “calm down, Martha” comment threw me into a fit of giggles. Thank you for that. I’m just coming out of a final that I absolutely bombed and needed a good chuckle.
Dear Katie,
As a vegan, I love you:-)
Love gingerbread and gingerbread cookies, luckily my boyfriend does not! Soooo that means MORE FOR MEEEE! (Lots of christmas caring and sharing spirit around these parts obvs!)
I bake vegan when I run out of eggs and butter.
BTW totally unrelated to cookies…my friend sent me this link knowing that I love both cats and yoga so I thought you might enjoy it too: http://jezebel.com/5867691/cat-does-yoga-with-owner-permanently-raises-bar-for-being-an-awesome-pet
hahaha yes. weaz and i have been practicing…
What you talking about girl? I love gingerbread cookies! I make them every year and always use Martha’s recipe (editor’s note: I don’t always love her recipes, but the gingerbread one is bomb).
these cookie recipes are torture!! I love gingerbread cookies
thank you for sharing vegan recipes!