Name: Vegan Levain Style Brown Butter Cinnamon Apple Snickerdoodle's
Prep time: PT-481165H17M50S
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup vegan butter (12 tbsp); 3 tbsp white sugar; 3 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 apples, peeled, finely chopped; 1 tbsp vegan butter (optional); 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; 6 tbsp cold butter; 1 1/2 cups white flour; 1 1/2 cups cake flour; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 2 tbsp ground flax, 6 tbsp water

Ingredients

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Brown Butter:

3/4 cup vegan butter (12 tbsp)

Coating:

3 tbsp white sugar
3 tsp ground cinnamon

Apples:

2 apples, peeled, finely chopped
1 tbsp vegan butter (optional)
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Cookie dough:

6 tbsp cold butter
1 1/2 cups white flour
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 tbsp ground flax, 6 tbsp water

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Instructions

In a small bowl combine the ground flax and water. Set aside in the fridge to thicken. This will serve as the eggs in the cookie
Brown Butter: Add vegan butter to a small saucepan set over medium heat, cooking until the butter begins to brown, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a heatproof bowl. Allow to cool for a few minutes then stick in the freezer to chill, 10-15 minutes, but no longer.
In that same pan as the brown butter add the chopped apples, cinnamon and brown sugar. Cook for a few minutes until softened. Add a lil vegan butter if needed. Set aside.
In a large bowl combine all of your dry ingredients. Flours, salt, baking soda and corn starch.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the 6tbsp cold vegan butter with the brown butter, and white sugar. Blend on low 2 minutes, don’t over whip. (We’re adding butter to improve the texture and replace the moisture that was lost when we reduced the butter)
Now add the flax eggs and vanilla, and blend for a few seconds on low.
Gradually add in the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in increments (flours, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt) Lightly mixing after each time just a little until combined. Avoid over mixing.
Separate dough into large roughly shaped balls. The dough may feel crumbly, but will come together. Make the dough flat in your palm. Place apple filling in middle and curl the dough around it to form a ball.
Roll the balls in the sugar cinnamon mixture and place on lightly colored cookie sheet. You will fit 4 cookies on one large cookie sheet. The dough makes 8 extra large or 24 small cookies.
Place the sheet with the rolled cookies in the fridge covered for 2-3 hrs. You could bake right away, but the cookies won’t have height and may be flat. If can’t wait 2-3 hrs you could always bake one and see how they come out.
Bake for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Let them rest for at least 15 minutes to set.

Notes

If you over mix your batter, they will be flat
If your butter melts, they will spread more
If you don’t stack the dough high enough, they will be flat (makes 8 cookies)
If you over bake them, they will be flatter

Prep Time: 2hrs
Cook Time: 10mins