If ever there ever was a copy cat recipe that no one would ever know was NOT the real deal…..
It would be this Vegan Nilla Wafers Recipe!
Yes it’s true the original Nilla Wafers cookies contain eggs and milk
But don’t worry with just 4 ingredients and about 30 minutes you will be munching on these childhood favorites!
When I was a kid, I used to pour the Nilla Wafers into a bowl, add milk and I had instant Nilla Wafer Cereal!
But now that I am all grown up, I decided to make these crispy, crunchy cookies for my latest creation
The Billionaire Banana Pudding Cake!
No banana pudding cake is complete without the famous Nilla Wafers!
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!
Notes for Success:
I am using confectioners sugar for this cookie recipe because it will result in a more tender cookie
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
Especially because most vegan butter is already pliable directly out of the refrigerator 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.
For more awesome vegan cookie recipes click the links below!
- Thin Mints Recipe
- Almond Crisps
- Samoa Cookies
- Vegan Butter 10 Tablespoons (140g)
- Confectioners Sugar ½ cup (60g)
- All Purpose Flour 1½ cup (187g)
- Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon (5ml)
- Salt ½ teaspoon (3g)
- Preheat your oven to 350°F
- In a mixer bowl with the paddle attachment (or with a hand help 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 and like it is not coming together, at this point add the vanilla extract and then the dough suddenly will come together
- Scoop the dough onto a parchment lined sheet pan with a #100 scoop then press each dough ball down to a flat disc to take the shape of a traditional Nilla Wafer Cookie then bake in your preheated oven for approximately 12-15 minutes or until the edges are starting to get golden brown
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?
Uh oh! Thank you so much for pointing that out! I will update now!
CLICK HERE for the one I use!
I find OXO to be a good reliable company with tools that last for years, but of course you could pick any 1Tbs scoops that you prefer
Just curious if the photo on the recipe card is that of the vanilla wafers? It looks to be of a chocolate covered cookie.
Hey thanks for pointing that out! It seems to have pulled in the picture of the other recommended recipe for Copy Cat Geneva Cookies! LOL
WOOPS! Thanks, changed the picture!
I’m wondering if anyone has tried making your recipes gf?
Yes! Many people have commented that GF works great is so many of my recipes, specifically my
Chocolate Cake & Vanilla Cake I have personally made GF with no changes