The Best Cookies Ever!

Martin Bullo and Denay Woodman are the owners of Sierra Nevada Camp Chef, an adventure hospitality and catering company based in Grass Valley, CA. They are catering the Self-Care for the Soul 2024 Retreat in North San Juan! Learn more about their business and story by CLICKING HERE to visit their website.

Denay has graciously shared her recipe for snickerdoodle cookies! These cookies were our wedding party favor gift. They are light, tasty, and a great snack. Everyone raved about them at our wedding and I enjoyed my fair share of them :) Please see the recipe below and let us know in the comments if you made the recipe.

Please Enjoy! 

With love, Sierra Nevada Camp Chef

For 24 Vegan Snickerdoodles

·      18 ⅔ T. vegan butter (block variety works best, at room temperature, I like Miyoko's)

·      1 ½ C. granulated sugar

·      ½ C. soft silken tofu or unsweetened apple sauce

·      2 T. vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

·      3 C. plain white flour aka all purpose flour

·      2 tsp cream of tartar

·      1 tsp bicarbonate of soda aka baking soda

·      1 tsp fine sea salt

For the Cinnamon Sugar

·      4 T granulated sugar

·      4 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions: To Make the Snickerdoodles

1.           Place the vegan butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and cream them together on high speed until smooth and fluffy (minimum 3 minutes). Alternatively use an electric hand mixer in a medium bowl. (260 g vegan butter,300 g granulated sugar

2.          Add the silken tofu or apple sauce and vanilla bean paste and beat again until smooth. (100 g soft silken tofu, 2 T vanilla extract) 

3.          In a separate small bowl, sieve together the plain white flour, cream of tartar, bicarbonate of soda, and fine sea salt. Add to the stand mixer bowl and beat on slow until just combined. (360 g plain white flour, 2 tsp cream of tartar, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1 tsp fine sea salt)

4.          Remove the dough from the mixer bowl, cover and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

5.          While the dough cools, preheat the oven to 160 °C and line two baking sheets with baking parchment. Place the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside. (4 T granulated sugar, 4 tsp ground cinnamon)

6.         Once the dough is cooled, remove from the fridge. Use a cookie scoop to scoop a heaped tablespoon of dough. Drop the ball of dough into the cinnamon sugar and roll gently to coat. Transfer to the lined baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough, spreading the cookies out across the baking parchment and the two baking sheets to make sure they don't touch as they bake.

7.          Place the first tray into the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes. The dough will spread and crisp up around the edges slightly but will still look slightly under-done in the center. Don't worry - this is correct and will help the cookies to stay soft and chewy in the center. Remove the cookies and repeat with the second tray while the others cool.

8.         Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then place on a wire cooling rack to cool completely before serving.