Vanilla Spiced Sugar Cookies

It is SO fun baking during the holiday season! My littles get so excited when they get to help out and bake and help with the decorating process. There is something so nostalgic about coming together with your loved ones and cutting out and decorating delicious treats!

These cookies are light and fluffy, yet still hold on lots of icing and sprinkles a child (or even adult) will enjoy layering on! The warmth of the spices along with the sweet vanilla flavor is killer in the cookies, especially when the sweet, cinnamon vanilla icing tops them!

Throwing together these cookies is an ease–the dough is sturdy so cutting them out is an ease! Anyone can make them and even kids can help!

For the Icing:

• 1/2 cup of coconut oil (solid)
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tbsp arrowroot powder 
• 1/2 tbsp vanilla 
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon 

How to Make:

• In a food processor combine all ingredients until smooth and creamy. It took me a minuet or two to get it perfectly creamy!

• Store in the fridge while you’re preparing cookies. 

For the Cookies:

• 1.5 cups almond flour
• 2 cups arrowroot powder
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup coconut oil (solid) 
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cinnamon 
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

How to Make:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Stir with an electric mixer intermittently between ingredients.

• Sprinkle a little extra arrowroot powder over a counter or work-space you plan on rolling out the dough. 
• Roll out the dough and continue to sprinkle a little arrowroot powder over the top of dough to prevent the rolling pin from sticking.

• Cut out the cookies with a cookie cutter and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

• Bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minuets. 

• After baking, place the cookies on a cooling rack to cool. 
• Once the cookies have fully cooled you can decorate the cookies with the frosting above. (We simply filled a zip-lock bag and cut out a small hole in one of the corners to pour the icing onto cookie and then spread the icing with a tooth pick! 

• Eat and enjoy!

Print Recipe

Vanilla Spiced Sugar Cookies

Fun and easy cut-out cookies to make with your loved ones!

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

Holiday

Keyword

holiday

Prep Time

10 minuets

Cook Time

8 minuets

Servings

dozen

Ingredients

Cookies

• 1.5 cups Almond Flour
• 2 cups Arrowroot Powder
• 1 large Egg
• 1/4 cup Coconut Oil solid
• 1/4 cup Cold Water
• 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tbsp Vanilla
• 1/4 cup Coconut Sugar
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Icing

• 1/2 cup Coconut Oil
• 1/2 cup Honey
• 2 tbsp Arrowroot Powder
• 1/2 tbsp Vanilla
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon

Course Dessert Cuisine Holiday Keyword holiday Prep Time 10 minuets Cook Time 8 minuets Servings dozen Ingredients Cookies 1.5 cups Almond Flour 2 cups Arrowroot Powder 1 large Egg 1/4 cup Coconut Oil solid 1/4 cup Cold Water 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1 tbsp Vanilla 1/4 cup Coconut Sugar 1/4 cup Honey 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg Icing 1/2 cup Coconut Oil 1/2 cup Honey 2 tbsp Arrowroot Powder 1/2 tbsp Vanilla 1/2 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

icing

1. In a food processor combine all ingredients until smooth and creamy. It took me a minuet or two to get it perfectly creamy!
2. Store in the fridge while you're preparing cookies.

Cookies

1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Stir with an electric mixer intermittently between ingredients.
2. Sprinkle a little extra arrowroot powder over a counter or work-space you plan on rolling out the dough.
3. Roll out the dough and continue to sprinkle a little arrowroot powder over the top of dough to prevent the rolling pin from sticking.
4. Cut out the cookies with a cookie cutter and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minuets.
6. After baking, place the cookies on a cooling rack to cool.
7. Once the cookies have fully cooled you can decorate the cookies with the frosting above. (We simply filled a zip-lock bag and cut out a small hole in one of the corners to pour the icing onto cookie and then spread the icing with a tooth pick!
8. Eat and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

For storing: 

The icing on these cookies will stay soft if left at room temperature, you can store them at this temp in a sealed container--no problem. If you were wanting that "classic" hardened royal icing store the cookies in the fridge. In a large sealed container, I placed the first layer down, placed in the fridge for about 15 minuets and then placed the final layer down--that way the icing doesn't smear with the layers.)