Funfetti Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies! With Funfetti! I made these for a Christmas cookie treat. But obviously any occasion would work. The funfetti isn't necessary obviously, but I had a bag of it kicking around and couldn't resist the pop of colour. I'm choosing to ignore the weird sugar product that funfetti is, because it's not something I would use everyday, or even every year for that matter. I use a bit of almond extract in these. It's one of those flavours that kind of tastes artificial to me, and that normally isn't my thing...but I love the flavour for whatever reason. You could definitely just stick with the vanilla extract though if you prefer. I tried baking these around 10-12 minutes, and then another batch for about 15 minutes. They are best when they are *just* baked and light golden brown on the bottom. Make sure to let them cool completely. The final product is a delicious, soft vegan sugar cookie and the recipe couldn't be easier. The number of cookies you will get is approximate...not going to lie I was eating some cookie dough while the first batch were in the oven...then I was trying to figure out if I ate one cookies worth of dough? Realistically it was probably more. One of the perks of vegan cookies...there's nothing raw in them that you can't eat. I actually think this dough would be perfect folded into some vegan ice cream to make epic cookie dough ice cream. 

Recipe: Vegan Sugar Cookies with Funfetti

These vegan sugar cookies are:

• simple
• soft & sweet
• guaranteed to give you a sugar high
• kid friendly
• addictive
• full of festive sprinkles and perfect for sharing over Christmas, for a birthday, or for any special occasion. 

Yield: approx 20 cookies

Ingredients: 

          Dry 

•  2 cups flour
•  1 tsp baking powder
•  1/4 tsp baking soda
•  1/2 tsp flaked kosher salt (the only place I've ever found this was at the bulk barn, it's my go to in all my recipes)
•  3 tbsp. funfetti sprinkles

          Wet

•  3/4 cup soft vegan butter (I used earth balance)
•  1 cup sugar (I used Wholesome brand organic light brown cane sugar found in the organic section)
•  1/4 cup unsweetened soy milk
•  2 tsp vanilla extract
•  1/4 tsp almond extract

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. In a large bowl cream together vegan butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 
3. Mix in one at a time the soy milk & extracts. 
4.  Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl (except for funfetti) and whisk to combine
5.  Add dry ingredients to wet, and mix until just combined.
6.  Use a spatula to fold in funfetti sprinkles
7.  Roll dough into golf ball sized balls, then place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and flatten with the palm of your hand. I took the time to fix the edges a bit if they were cracked. 
8.  Bake for about 10 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. 
9.  Cool completely then try to eat just one!