Butter Fluff Cookies
 
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This recipe makes 9- 2ounce scooped cookies or 18 #100 scooped cookies
Serves: 9
Ingredients
  • For the Cookie:
  • Vegan Butter 6 Tablespoons (85g)
  • Granulated Vegan Sugar ½ cup (100g)
  • Plant Milk 3 Tablespoons (45ml)
  • Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon
  • Coconut Extract 1 teaspoon
  • Almond Extract *optional ¼ teaspoon
  • Ground Golden Flax Meal 1 Tablespoons (8g)
  • Hot Water 3 Tablespoons (45ml)
  • Cornstarch 1 Tablespoon (8g)
  • All Purpose Flour 1 cup (125g)
  • Coconut Flour or coconut flakes *grind to fine consistency 12 Tablespoons (90g) *see notes above for sub
  • Salt ½ teaspoon
  • Baking Powder 1 teaspoon
  • Baking Soda ½ teaspoon
  • For the Butter Rum Glaze:
  • ⅔ cup confectioners sugar sifted (80g)
  • 1 Tablespoon rum (15ml)
  • 1 Tablespoon melted vegan butter (15ml)
  • warm water ½ teaspoon *if needed
  • OR ~
  • ½ Recipe your favorite buttercream icing*optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
  2. If using coconut flakes, be sure to grind the coconut flakes to a fine flour consistency in a spice grinder or a food processor.
  3. Combine the flax meal with the hot water, whisk smooth let stand for 5 minutes to gel
  4. Combine the room temperature plant milk with the extracts
  5. Sift the flour, coconut flour & coconut flakes if using, with the baking soda, baking powder, salt, cornstarch
  6. Cream the vegan butter with the sugar for about 3 minutes on medium to high speed until light and fluffy and then add the thickened flax paste, whip on high speed to emulsify
  7. Add the sifted dry ingredients all at once and mix thoroughly until incorporated then add the coconut
  8. Last add in the milk/extract mixture and mix well
  9. Scoop with a 2 ounce or #100 scoop onto parchment lined or silicone sheet pans spaced 1" apart, lightly press each dough ball to flatten slightly
  10. Then bake in a preheated 350° F oven for approximately 14 minutes or until starting to get golden browned
  11. Meanwhile prepare your buttercream recipe of choice OR the butter rum glaze
  12. Combine all the ingredients together in a small bowl for the butter rum glaze & whisk smooth
  13. Dip the cooled cookies in the glaze or ice with buttercream
Notes
Butter fluff cookies will stay fresh at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

For longer storage freeze the dough balls and bake them as you want freshly baked cookies.
Recipe by Gretchen's Vegan Bakery at https://www.gretchensveganbakery.com/butter-fluff-cookies/