How many servings does this recipe make?

This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

What ingredients do I need for Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts?

You need 13 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup pastry flour, 3 tablespoons tapioca flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and more.

Is Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts suitable as baking & desserts?

Yes, Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

How do I store leftover Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts?

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts Recipe

Name: Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup pastry flour; 3 tablespoons tapioca flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt; 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum; 1 1/2 cups vegan sugar or unbleached organic cane sugar; 1/2 cup applesauce; 1/2 cup raw organic coconut oil, melted; 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract or 2 vanilla beans, scraped; 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts

Eats Now Editorial Team · 1155 kcal · Baking & Desserts

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If you've never made vegan cookies, give these a try.
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Some of the ingredients may be unfamiliar, but putting them together is a nobrainer; use the tried-and-true technique of alternating wet and dry in your mixing bowl.
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Tapioca flour helps with the chewy texture, and the xanthan gum replaces gluten as the stabilizer.
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line three baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.
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Whisk the flours, baking powder, salt and xanthan gum together in a medium bowl.
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Put the sugar, applesauce, coconut oil, grapeseed oil, vanilla and vinegar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined, about 1 minute.
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Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients, alternating with 1/3 cup water, until fully combined.
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Fold in the chopped walnuts.
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Spoon heaping tablespoons (or a small scoop) of the dough onto the baking sheets, 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches apart.
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Bake the cookies in two batches, two sheets at a time, until the cookies are set and slightly browned around the edges, 18 to 20 minutes.
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Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, and then remove to a rack and cool completely.
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Bake the remaining cookies on the third pan following the above directions.
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Vegan Cinnamon and Pecan Cookies:
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Make the Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts, adding 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon to the flour mixture, and folding in 1 cup chopped pecans instead of the walnuts.
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Bake as directed.
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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies:
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Make the Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts, adding 1/3 cup natural peanut butter to the wet ingredients, and increasing the water to 2/3 cup.
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Substitute in 3/4 cup chopped roasted unsalted peanuts in place of the walnuts in the recipe.
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Vegan Rocky Road Chocolate Whoopie Pie Cookies:
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Make the Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts.
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Add 3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips and replace walnuts with 3/4 cup chopped raw almonds.
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When cool place 3 mini vegan marshmallows on each of 18 overturned cookies, and broil 1 minute.
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Top each with another cookie to make sandwiches.

Vegan Vanilla Cookies with Walnuts

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