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Snowconut Man (Vegan Sugar Cookies)

Snowconut Man (Vegan Sugar Cookies)

It doesn't need to be snowing for you to build these coconutty snowmen and snowflakes!

Cookies
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup coconut flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup coconut oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbs egg replacer plus 6 Tbs water (or 2 eggs)
  • 2 Tbs coconut milk
Icing
  • 3  cups powdered sugar
  • 5  Tbs coconut milk
  • 1  tsp almond extract
  • Red, green and orange food coloring
Snowman Accessories
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 oz chocolate
Tools
  • Mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups/spoons
  • Rolling pin
  • Baking sheets
  • Small prep bowls
  • Icing piping bag
  • Mixer
  • Plastic wrap
  • Candy mold (with slots for sticks)
  • Knife
  • Clay
  • Silicone putty
  • Latex gloves
  • Snowflake/star cookie cutter
 
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Step 1Mix Cookie Dough

Mix Cookie Dough
Beginning with a basic sugar cookie recipe  I wanted to see how many ingredients I could replace with coconut.  This was my first attempt at baking with coconut flour and the initial idea was to go for gluten-free cookies, but the density of the flour made it difficult to maintain a sugar cookie texture. The final product was reached by slightly reducing the total amount of flour, keeping wheat flour in the recipe,and increasing the volume of the wet ingredients.

This was the best ratio I hit upon (but there is certainly more experimenting to do!)

In a mixing bowl, sift (or thoroughly blend):
1 1/2 cups flour*
1 cup coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

In a larger mixing bowl, beat together:
1 cup coconut oil
1 cup sugar

And then add:
1 Tbs egg replacer plus 3 Tbs water (or 2 eggs)
2 Tbs coconut milk

Now mix the dry ingredients in batches to the wet ingredients until fully incorporated.  The dough is still crumbly, add a couple Tablespoons of water  to reach a more chocolate chip cookie dough consistency.

Wrap dough and refrigerate for at least an hour.

*I used whole wheat pastry flour, regular white flour should be fine, but a little more liquid may be needed.
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4 comments
Jan 10, 2012. 10:31 AMAMAZONIAbydjljwilliams says:
Oooo..love the idea of the hollow cookie rounds!
Would totally be wanting to fill up with..something..Nutella, or something yummy.
Do the cookies not collapse while cooking, or did you cook them in the bowls?
I'm already looking online for these miniature bowls! lol
Did you consider using other gluten free flours in this instead of the plain flour? Maybe a mix of coconut flour, and rice flour and a 1/4 tsp of guar guar gum, or xanthum gum would make the dough hold its sugar cookieness?
Jan 12, 2012. 1:58 AMAMAZONIAbydjljwilliams says:
I will do that!
Jan 10, 2012. 4:09 PMbajablue says:
SO creative... almost too cute to eat! ;-D

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