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Vegan Orange and Ginger Stained-Glass Cookies

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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup of cold vegan butter cut into chunks (I use Earth Balance)
  • 1/3 cup of vegan granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp of ground ginger
  • Zest from one orange
  • 3 tbsp of non-dairy milk

Optional: Dust finished cookies with powdered sugar or paint with icing:

Orange Ginger Icing:

  • 1/3 cup of icing sugar
  • 1–2 tbsp of orange juice
  • ½ tsp of ground ginger

Mix all ingredients together.  Start with 1tbsp of orange juice, add second tbsp if needed.

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Place flour, sugar, ginger, orange zest and vegan butter in a medium-sized bowl. Using a pastry cutter or two knives cut in the butter until it becomes fine crumbs. Slowly add the non-dairy milk until a dough forms. Alternatively, you may also use a food processor for this step. 
  3. Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead briefly until dough is smooth — cover and chill for 30mins.
  4. Flour the work surface again, then roll out the dough to 4mm thick (about the size of two $1 coins stacked). Use 7cm size cutters to cut out the shapes then use 4cm (or less) size cutters to cut out the middle. Re-roll and use leftover pieces of dough.
  5. If using as an ornament, make a hole in the top of each biscuit. Ensure it is large enough for your string or ribbon. It will close slightly during baking.
  6. Using a rolling pin or can, crush the candies in their wrapper or a plastic bag. Put the pieces into the middle of each cookie. They should be level with the top of the dough.
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown and the middle has melted.
  8. Leave the cookie to harden, then transfer to a rack to cool. Thread with ribbon, and it becomes an ornament or dust with icing sugar or paint with icing if eating as a cookie.
  9. Cookies will keep for a month but best if eaten within three days.

Notes

Leave 15 minutes cooling time.

Find it online: https://susancooksvegan.com/vegan-orange-and-ginger-stained-glass-cookies/