Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies

I’ve been craving desserts with lemon, largely as a result of it’s in season, but additionally as a result of Spring is simply across the nook and I like lemon within the spring!  It’s such a vivid sunny taste!  I’ve all the time cherished lemon poppy seed muffins, ever since I used to be a child, they’re candy however scented with lemon and the poppy seeds give a satisfying crunch!  So I used to be considering, why not make Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies?  They had been certain to be scrumptious in any case!

So I whipped up a batch final weekend!  These are so fast and simple to make, that is among the issues I like about them!  For the flour, I used entire wheat pastry flour, however you can use common all objective flour when you favor or have that readily available.  Or perhaps a gluten free all objective baking flour (like Bob’s Crimson Mill gluten free all objective baking flour which I’ve used with success) when you wished to make them gluten free.  Since these are sugar cookies, I used granulated sugar to offer them a clear lemony taste however when you favor a much less refined sugar like maple sugar you can use that additionally.  Simply consider the colour is perhaps just a little darker then.

I used apple sauce in these as an egg replacer, and it provides them a pleasant chewy texture.  I added loads of lemon within the type of zest, juice and extract.  I like lemon and I actually wished to have the ability to style it!  I additionally added a touch of vanilla although for sweetness. These cookies smelled so heavenly whereas baking, and crammed my kitchen with an exquisite aroma!

I couldn’t wait to strive them!  I did must strive some heat, and they’re so scrumptious!  Mushy and chewy, simply the correct quantity of lemon and candy vanilla and a nice crunch from the poppy seeds!  In case you love lemon desserts too, positively give these Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies a strive!

Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies

Makes 16

Substances:

• 3/4 cup melted vegan butter
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp poppy seeds
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups entire wheat pastry flour or all objective flour
• granulated sugar for sprinkling

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F levels, and line two sheet pans with foil.
2. In a big bowl, combine collectively the melted butter, sugar, apple sauce, lemon juice and zest and vanilla extract till effectively blended.
3. Combine within the poppy seeds, salt, baking soda and baking powder then the flour till clean.
4. The dough will likely be barely delicate, so refrigerate about half-hour then stir once more earlier than scooping.
5. Kind the dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, and place on the cookie trays about 2 inches aside.
6. Press the dough balls down barely.  Sprinkle every with granulated sugar.
7. Place the pans within the oven and bake for about 7 minutes, then rotate them and bake one other 7 or so till the cookies are performed and frivolously brown on the edges.
8. Take away from the oven and let cool a minimum of quarter-hour earlier than having fun with.