Vegan Vanilla Wafers

These easy-to-make, 9-ingredient vegan vanilla wafers are the perfect crispy cookie that goes perfectly with any hot drink, and works well in a number of desserts. With minimal prep time and just a handful of ingredients, these vanilla wafers are one of the easiest cookies you can make at home.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Western

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Dough chill time 15

Total Time 50

Servings cookies

Ingredients

⅓ cup coconut oil room temperature (not melted)
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 flax egg (1 tablespoon flax meal + 2 ½ tablespoons water)
1 tablespoon plant-based milk (I used almond milk)
¼ teaspoon sea salt
⅓ cup almond flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk coconut oil with sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Add flax egg whisk vigorously for 30 seconds. Then add almond milk and mix once more.
Add salt, almond flour and cornstarch and whisk to combine. Lastly, mix in flour with a wooden spoon or spatula until loose batter is formed. It should look like cookie batter, but slightly softer. If too thin, add a tablespoon more of flour.
Chill the batter for 15 minutes, while preheating the oven to 350°F (176°C).
Once chilled, roll the dough out into a ¼-inch-thick rectangle between two pieces of parchment paper and use a small circle cookie cutter to cut out cookie shapes. Reform dough as needed until it's all used up.
Tip: If you don’t have a cookie cutter, a round glass with a thin edge will work just fine.
Gently transfer the cookies to your parchment-lined baking sheet. They won’t spread while cooking, so they can go pretty close together.
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom and dry on the top. For crunchier cookies, bake longer. Just be careful not to burn. For more tender cookies, bake less.
Let cool completely before removing from the pan. Store leftovers loosely covered at room temperature up to 5 days or well-sealed in the freezer up to 1 month.

Notes

Storing Instructions: Store leftovers loosely covered at room temperature up to 5 days.
Freezing Instructions: Store in a well-sealed in the freezer up to 1 month.
Adapted from Vegan Gluten-Free Vanilla Wafers.

Nutrition