Small Batch Vegan Shortbread Cookies

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C).

Step 2

Sift the flour and add it to a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and salt and mix together.

Step 3

Then add the vegan butter, rubbing it in with your fingers. It will first be crumbly and then gradually will form into cookie dough.

Step 4

Form the cookie dough into a ball and then flatten it out on a flour dusted surface and cut out some cookies. You can either use a rolling pin or your hands to flatten it out to around 1/2 inch thick. The dough is quite fragile, so if you use a rolling pin, you can roll and sort of press at the same time. Dust the top of the dough with flour so that the rolling pin doesn't stick. Roll the cookies in more granulated sugar and place onto a parchment lined baking tray.

Step 5

Roll the remaining dough into a ball again and flatten out again, cutting out more cookies and then repeat.

Step 6

At the end you'll cut out your final cookie, and whatever's left won't be enough for a last cookie, so just roll into a small ball, roll it in sugar and add it to the baking tray as a bonus cookie.

Step 7

You should have around 8-9 cookies.

Step 8

Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes* until lightly golden on top.

Step 9

Remove from the oven and allow them to cool and firm up directly on the tray before moving them.