Sunday, November 4, 2012

Vote Vegan Chai Spice Snickerdoodles!

So, since my daughters; elementary school is also a polling location, every year the PTO organizes a bake sale on election day to raise some money for the school.  I always contribute something to the bake sale, and since I am on my vegan baking kick, this year's contribute is also a vegan item.

Thank God (again) for The Post Punk Kitchen and their unbelievable vegan baking recipes!  I chose to make these Chai Spice Snickerdoodles for the bake sale.  These came out so perfectly that it took all my willpower not to eat the entire batch.  The smell was just mouthwatering, and they taste just like chai tea!



OK, I did eat one; I had too, so I could make sure they were OK to sell to the general public!  Again, make these for your family and friends and see if they can even tell they are vegan. 

Chai Spice Snickerdoodles (from The Post Punk Kitchen)

For the topping:
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch cloves

For the cookies:
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
3 tablespoons non-dairy milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Mix the topping ingredients together on a dinner plate. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, use a fork to vigorously mix together oil, sugar, syrup, and milk. Mix for at least a minute, until it resembles applesauce. Then mix in vanilla.

Sift in remaining ingredients, stirring as you add them. Once all ingredients are added mix until you’ve got a pliable dough. Get in there with your hands to mix, it’s the easiest way to get the dough to come together.
With clean, moist hands, roll dough into walnut sized balls. Pat into the sugar topping and flatten into roughly 2 inch discs. Transfer to baking sheet, sugar side up, at least 2 inches apart (they do spread a little). This should be easy as the the bottom of the cookies should just stick to your fingers so you can just flip them over onto the baking sheet.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, they should be a bit browned on the bottoms. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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