Raspberry almond sugar cookies

These perfectly baked, totally vegan (you wouldn’t even know it!) raspberry almond sugar cookies are the best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day or your next Galentines gathering. With bright red berries swirled throughout these light and crispy sweet treats, they’re a sure fire way to say “I’m thinking about you.” Not that you need a holiday to make these magic cookies–I know I’ll be eating them year-round.

If you’ve already made a chocolatey treat like these peanut butter + dark chocolate banana chip bites or chocolate crinkle cookies, this combo is a great way to celebrate your favorite folks in life. Or most importantly, YOU!

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raspberries over cookie dough
hand holding raspberry almond sugar cookie

Made with protein-packed almond flour and topped with chopped almonds, and a hit of lemon zest, this recipe is delicately balanced to ensure peak dessert. You’ll have a hard time saving the rest for later. And it only takes about 30 minutes to make it happen. My favorite thing about these cookies is using a cookie round or large lid right after baking to make a bakery-quality shape. Sized to taste, raspberry almond sugar cookies are going to have your honey saying, “be mine??”

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These raspberry almond sugar cookies are a perfect way to celebrate someone sweet and just so happen to be vegan. One bowl and about 30 minutes you’ll be enjoying these crispy sweet treats for Valentines, Galentines, or any time really.

makes: 8 - 9 cookies | prep time: 10 min | cook time: 24 min | total time: 34 min

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raspberry almond sugar cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup vegan butter, room temperature (I used Earth Balance)
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup regular sugar
  • 1 tbsp dried lemon zest or sub 2 tsp fresh lemon zest
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup plant milk
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1 cup approx frozen raspberries
  • 1/2 cup approx finely chopped almonds, to top

To-Do's

  1. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Keep raspberries frozen until ready to use.
  2. Cube butter. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream butter and sugars together until combined.
  3. Add in lemon zest, vanilla, plant milk, baking soda, and kosher salt. Sift in both flours and mix everything together until well combined.
  4. Last, add in the frozen raspberries. Using a spatula (do not use mixer!) gently fold in the berries until just incorporated. You’ll want to be careful not to over-stir, press or mash them in. They should be mostly whole to keep the batter from getting too wet.*
  5. Using a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop approx 2 ½ – 3 tbsp of dough and roughly shape into a ball, pressing down slightly to flatten. Place on prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. They will need room to spread. Use two trays as needed.
  6. Bake 22 – 24 minutes until edges are golden brown. Remove from oven.
  7. Immediately, using a cookie round or large lid jar (I use an Adam’s peanut butter lid) round out your spread cookies by covering one cookie at a time with the baking tool or lid and making circular motions around the edges. This should give you that bakery style shape and keep them from sticking to any parchment paper.
  8. Let cool 4 – 5 minutes and move to baking rack to finish cooling.
  9. Enjoy! Best served day of, but will keep well in an airtight container on the counter for about 3 days.

Notes

*It may feel a bit counterintuitive but overly mixing in your berries will turn your cookies a nice shade of blue. The baking soda creates an alkaline reaction when mixed with the berries so the less mashing, the better. 

Also make sure to line your baking sheet as an aluminum sheet will affect the color of your cookies.

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