The Best Vegan Sugar Cookies Ever

This vegan sugar cookies recipe is a big hit in our home. These cookies are soft, sweet, and they melt in your mouth.

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vegan sugar cookies with frosting stacked up on top of each other on a blue plate

Why make this recipe?

Melts in your mouth – These amazing cookies seriously do melt in your mouth and are so fun and satisfying to eat.
Delicious – I cannot get enough of the flavors in this recipe. I absolutely love what the almond extract brings.
Soft – I only like soft sugar cookies and these ones are super soft and won’t break your teeth.

vegan sugar cookies with purple frosting on a blue plate with a white marble background

Ingredient notes

Vegan butter – I use the brand Earth Balance for vegan butter, but you could try another vegan brand too.
Flaxseed meal – This is an egg replacer for baking. For 1 egg I do 1 tbsp ground flaxseed meal and 2.5 tbsp water.
Almond milk – This is the only non-dairy milk I have used in the frosting, but other non-dairy milks, like soy milk and oat milk, should work too.
Food coloring – Food coloring is optional for your frosting. I love leaving the frosting white, but I think it’s fun to color the frosting every now and then. I use Watkins Assorted Food Coloring with no artificial dyes. You can get it here.

Step by step instructions

For the cookies:

Step 1 – Combine the butter, flax egg, vanilla, and almond extract and mix it together.

Step 2 – Add the sugar, flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda.

Step 3 – Mix them together well.

Step 4 – Refrigerate the cookie dough to chill.

Step 5 – Roll out your cookie dough and cut it into shapes.

Step 6 – Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 7 minutes.

For the frosting:

Step 1 – Cream the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together.

Step 2 – Add the almond milk and food coloring.

Tips and tricks

The frosting is melty at room temperature, so I like to keep the cookies in the fridge. I also think they taste better when they’re cold!
Let the flaxseed meal sit in the water for a few minutes before adding it to the cookie dough mixture. This will allow the flaxseed meal to absorb more of the water.
To make your cookies more well done, bake them for another 2-3 minutes.