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Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe

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A copy cat recipe that will have everyone thinking you bought them!

Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe as close to an original as you will get!

Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe

Yes it’s true the original Nilla Wafers cookies contain eggs and milk

But don’t worry now with just 4 ingredients and about 30 minutes you can make your own!

Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe

Not to mention no banana pudding cake is complete without the famous Nilla Wafers!

Check out my Billionaire Banana Pudding Cake here!

Banana Pudding Cake

So whether you are here to make the cookie component to that decadent cake

Or if you just want a private stash of Nilla Wafers Cookies all to yourself
You will be flipping out over the real deal taste of this copy cat recipe!

Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe

Notes for Success:

Confectioners sugar for this cookie recipe results in a more tender cookie just like the originals!
While they are still crispy as they should be the tender melt in your mouth crumb is achieved by using confectioners sugar!

Be sure to use slightly softened vegan butter, not super soft, or your cookies could come out greasy
Most vegan butter is already pliable directly out of the refrigerator so there is no need to get it any warmer before creaming this recipe

I am using a #100 cookie scoop for these cookies and it will make 24 of that size.

small cookie scooper

 

Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe

Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe

4 ingredients & about 30 minutes & you will be munching on these copy cat Nilla Wafers!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Tbs Vegan Butter 140g
  • ½ cup Confectioners Sugar 60g
  • 1½ cup All Purpose Flour 187g
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 5ml
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F
  • In a mixer bowl with the paddle attachment (or with a hand held beater) cream the vegan butter with the sifted confectioners sugar until it is smooth
  • Add the sifted flour with the salt all at once and mix until it comes together to a soft dough
  • It will take several minutes for this to happen~ this is normal~ it will look very crumbly & like it is not coming together, at this point add the vanilla extract & then the dough suddenly will come together
  • Scoop the dough onto a parchment lined sheet pan with a 1ablespoon scooper or round by hand each tablespoon of dough then press each dough ball down to a flat disc to take the shape of a traditional Nilla Wafer Cookie
  • Bake in your preheated oven for approximately 12-15 minutes or until the edges are starting to get golden brown

Notes

Storage Nilla Wafers can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks
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  1. Shirley Hallett

    Thanks for yet again giving us all another great recipe. The link you give for the #100 scoop goes to one that comes in #20, #40 & #60 sizes. Is it the #60 one we need to use please?