Description
These Vegan Cinnamon Apple Shortbread Bars are everything you love about buttery vegan shortbread cookies baked into ultra thick, buttery bars! They’re infused with tons of apple flavor, warm cinnamon, and melts in your mouth with every bite.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted dairy-free butter, cold and cut into cubes
- 40 grams of freeze-dried apples
- 2 cup (272 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (74 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (55 grams) lightly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat and prep. Preheat the oven to 350F and line an 8×8 glass pan with parchment paper. Cube butter, transfer it to a freezer-safe dish, and chill while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- Process the freeze-dried apples. Add the freeze-dried apples and process on high until a powder forms.
- Add the dry ingredients. To the food processor, add the flour, sugars, cinnamon, and salt and pulse to combine.
- Add remaining ingredients. Add the cubed vegan butter, sugar, and vanilla, and pulse once more until the shortbread dough forms a coarse meal.
- Press into the 8×8 baking dish. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and press it down to flatten. The dough should be buttery enough to prevent it from sticking to your hands, but if desired, you can cover it with parchment or plastic wrap and then press it into the pan to keep your hands clean.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Prick the shortbread with a fork, then transfer to the middle oven rack and bake until golden, about 30-35 minutes.
- Cool completely, then enjoy! Unlike other vegan cookie recipes that can be eaten while warm and gooey, shortbread cookies are best enjoyed at room temperature. For this reason, we recommend allowing the cookie bars to cool completely before slicing and enjoying.
Notes
- Storage: These shortbread bars will keep best at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Freezing: Leftover bars can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature when ready to eat again!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven