Vegan Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe - The Sweetest Vegan Dessert Recipe

coconut oil

🥗Healthier: applesauce

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Applesauce reduces fat while keeping moisture.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: oat flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, oat flour is often less expensive.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

jam

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: homemade fruit spread

Homemade spreads can be cheaper and healthier.

Start by using an electric hand mixer to cream together vegan butter and raw sugar.

Add applesauce to replace the eggs and add moisture, along with vanilla extract; continue to mix.

In a separate bowl, sift together all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add dried coconut flakes to the sifted dry ingredients and stir until well combined.

Stir about half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, then add in the other half; continue to stir until well combined but do not overwork it.

Use a cookie scooper to scoop the dough onto a cookie tray.

Use your thumb to create a well for about a 1/2 teaspoon to about a teaspoon of jam in each cookie.

Bake your cookies for about 10 minutes at 350°F until lightly browned and puffed.

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