Back in the day, my friend used to host a cookie exchange party every year. Everyone would bring about 40-50 cookies and the recipe printed out on an index card. Each person would get to take 2 of each type of cookie as well as the recipe for each cookie. It was an awesome party and it's something I miss doing each year. I am ecstatic to tell you all, however, that through December 24th, I will be hosting a virtual, vegan version of this cookie swap party, with tons of guest posts from some of my favorite bloggers. Keep checking back to see who brings what type of cookie!
Chris and I have something we do almost once a week: We "oooh" and "ahhh" over the photography from one of my favorite blogs, Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes. Heather's photography and food styling is absolutely stunning, and that is probably my least favorite part about her blog. Heather's warm spirit, amazing recipes, and her peaceful, kind voice far surpass her amazing photography. Every time I visit Sunday Morning Banana Pancakes (the name alone makes you feel warm and cozy), I feel like I'm hanging out at a good friend's home and I want to have seconds of whatever she's serving. I am so thrilled to have her over at my house today, sharing one of her gorgeous creations.
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Warm spices of cinnamon, nutmeg & allspice mixed with molasses, maple syrup & butter - flavors that can't help remind me of the holiday season. This is a great cookie to make with the little ones in your life, task them the job of coating each cookie with the powdered sugar, it is as is easy placing a few cookies in a bag of powdered sugar and shaking the cookies around a bit.
The inspiration for the cookie came by way of a few different cookie recipes - noel cookies, snowballs & Pfeffernussen. I wasn't quite sure what to call this cookie, noel cookie sounded best plus the cookies are not fully round like a snowball.
I hope you enjoy this sweet Christmas treat just as much as we do!
Ingredients
- 1 stick of vegan butter- room temperature
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp grand marnier or orange juice
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup vegan confectioners sugar + more for coating cookies
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350.
- using an electric stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter and maple syrup. Add grand marnier or orange juice & molasses, beat until combine scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula if needed.
- in a medium bowl combine flour through baking soda
- (setting aside the extra confectioners sugar for coating the cookies)
- add the dry ingredients to the mixer and mix until a dough forms. a tablespoon at a time roll dough between the palms of your hands to create a small ball, place bowls on a parchment lined rimmed baking sheet. repeat until you have created 13 rounds.
- bake in your pre heated oven for 10-13 minutes, cookies will be slightly cracked and should be somewhat firm to the touch.
- allow cookies to cool (about 10 minutes). place powdered sugar in a brown paper bag or ziploc bag, place a few cookies at a time in the bag and shake until cookies are completely coated. repeat until all cookies are coated in confectioners sugar.
- enjoy!
Be sure to check out the rest of the cookies at the party:
Caitlin
these cookies scream "holidays"! i love the chopped pecans, which are very seasonal, along with the powdered sugar coating, which make them look like little snowballs. they are the perfect cookie to bring to a holiday get together! also, the pictures are gorgeous, as usual 😉
keepinitkind
These totally put me in the mood for the holidays too- I just want to hank out with a box of these and listen to christmas carols. 😉
Annie
So pretty...I think these are probably about the prettiest, most Christmas-y cookies out there. And the photography makes me want to pack away my own camera for good, darn it!
keepinitkind
I couldn't agree more, Annie. Every word of it. 🙂
Gabby @ the veggie nook
These are gorgeous! So wintery! They'd be so fun to eat though. I'd get powdered sugar everywhere and love every second of it 🙂
keepinitkind
What is it about sweets covered in powdered sugar that makes them so much more fun to eat? I used to love those little donuts covered in powdered sugar- getting the sugar all over my face was half the fun of eating them. 🙂
Heather
Hahaha Justin actually followed a trail of powdered sugar up to the office - he was like " what is all over the floor, are you eating in the office?" - yep I totally couldn't deny that one, I had left a trail!
caren @ voodies
Just came across your site from heather's site (I adore her photography!).
Great to have found this place and always awesome to connect with fellow plant based eaters in LA.
Hope our path's cross at some point!
Cheers
Caren
keepinitkind
Thank you- It's so nice to meet you, Caren! 🙂
Richa`
i love these festive cookies! all that powdered sugar and then a bite into it not knowing what you will find inside. i totally know what youa re tlaking about Krity, everytime i see heathers blog name, i instantly feel all cozy and happy:)
keepinitkind
I almost never have powdered sugar cookies (even though I love them), so I can't wait to try these! 🙂
Heather
You are the sweetest Kristy! Thank you so much for including me in your cookie swap - I wished we did live right next door so we could actually make those visits a reality 🙂
keepinitkind
That would be so awesome! 🙂
Melissa
These cookies look so awesome Heather! My Mom loves Pfeffernussen so I bet she would love this recipe too. Yay cookie swap!
keepinitkind
I'm with you- Yay Cookie Swap! 🙂
Somer
I just adore cookies smothered in powdered sugar. The way they start to melt the second you take your first bite! And Heather always makes everything look so beautiful. She's incredible!
keepinitkind
Heather is so incredible- I can't think of a single recipe of hers that I haven't been mesmerized by. 🙂
Cadry
Oh, the cookies look so pretty and delicate! And you're right, Heather's photography is stunning!
Liane
These look just perfect. They sound exactly like the cookies I like to make around christmas (literally translated from German: peppernuts). Yum 🙂