Is anyone on the internet having more fun than me this week? NOPE. These vegan funfetti cookies are the second (!!!) sprinkly dessert I’ve shared this week which means I’m basically having the time of my life. Very few foods make me happy like ones adorned with flecks of sugared rainbows, and these treats aren’t an exception. To keep the party rolling, I’m going to share a few other new favorites of mine below, so if you’re interested in what I’ve been reading, snacking on, buying, and watching, read on!

I’m 100% Buying These Things:

• I basically live in my Lululemon leggings, but was surprised to fall so hard in love with these Marine Layer Rainbow Leggings . The material is super soft, slightly cozy, and the teeniest bit trendy thanks to that rainbow elastic around the waist. Sign me up for more of these!
• My go-to shade of Sephora Cream Lip Stain is no longer for sale (WHY, Sephora, WHY!?!), but luckily they have approximately 143 other shades to choose from. I love this creamy lip stain and appreciate the soft staying power it has on my lips throughout the day. Check it out!

Probably Already Watching Re-Runs of This:

• My husband and I were really close to a TV draught. We watched The Mentalist and Scrubs and Justified. We were all caught up on Blue Bloods, Peaky Blinders, and The Crown. Even though I love The Office, it didn’t seem right to re-watch it AGAIN. Desperate to fill that nighttime void, we subscribed to Hulu and dove head first into White Collar, an upbeat drama about a former high-end art thief who joins forces with the FBI to catch white collar criminals. So far, we’re loving it. It doesn’t hurt that the lead is seriously handsome either.
• Carpool Karaoke is my favorite thing on the internet. One of the newer episodes featuring Chance the Rapper is so many of my favorite moments. Check it out here!

Books on My Nightstand:

• Live in Grace, Walk in Love: A 365-Day Devotional by Bob Goff. There is more wisdom, wit, and fun in Bob Goff’s words than I know what to do with. Two of his previous tittles, “Everybody Always” and “Love Does” are two personal favorites, and I’ve enjoyed starting in on this one-a-day devotional from him. BONUS: he’s coming to speak in my hometown of Selma, AL at the end of this year!
• Basically anything by Ruth Reichl. I just finished “Save Me the Plums” and “Garlic and Sapphires,” two books from the former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. She writes about food in a way that makes the flavors and textures of each ingredient she describes almost tangible. I just purchased “Tender at the Bone” and look forward to starting it soon.

Things I’m Cooking Up:

• There’s a really good chance that I’ve already shared this recipe with you all in the past, but I cannot enter this fall season without revisiting it with you again. This cozy autumn wild rice soup is one of my favorite things to make in the cooling months, and you really need to try it for yourself.
• Chicken pot pie? Sure. Chicken pot pie with a cheddar cornmeal crust? OH, HECK YES. This pot pie is my husband’s favorite thing I make, so you better believe I’ll be leaning on it hard as we head into winter. I think you’ll love it too.
• Vegan funfetti cookies. Yep, we went there. No, we didn’t need another cookie recipe, and no I don’t really care about leading a vegan lifestyle, but you guys continue to go cray cray for the coconut oil-based treats on my site so I knew we needed to make a veganize funfetti cookies . This is a simple coconut oil and cane sugar loads and loads of sprinkles kind of situation, and no one is mad about it. A few things you may want to know before you get started. First, if you’re interested in keeping these treats truly vegan, be sure to check in on your sugars. Not all sugars are vegan, and it’s important to verify the brands you choose are before you get started. Same goes for sprinkles! I love Sweetapolita’s rainbow jimmies for my vegan sprinkles, but feel free to research your own! Make sure your coconut oil is firm (not liquid!) at room temperature and feel free to adjust the amount of flour based on how those first cookies in the oven spread. 

Thanks for celebrating my birthday week with two (!!!) sprinkle recipes. I’ll be back next week to our regularly scheduled fall programming, but I hope you enjoy these in the meantime. Happy baking!

Vegan Funfetti Cookies

These sprinkle cookies are vegan and taste like a funfetti box cake mix!

• Author: Kate Wood
• Prep Time: 10
• Cook Time: 10
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 16
• Category: Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/3 cup (80 gm) coconut oil, firm not liquid
• ¼ cup (50 gm) organic brown sugar
• ½ cup (100 gm) organic cane sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
• 1-1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (180 gm) all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ tsp cream of tartar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup vegan rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare one or two large baking sheets with a sheet of parchment paper.
2. Combine the flaxseed meal and water in a small bowl and set aside for at least five minutes.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the coconut oil, cane sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla, beating on medium speed just until combined, about 30 seconds. Add the flaxseed mixture and beat just to combine. Add the flour, soda, baking powder, and salt and stir just to combine. Sprinkles and stir to combine.
4. Scoop out small balls (I use a medium cookie scoop) of dough and place them two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate the dough balls for 30 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven about 10 minutes or until the cookies have set around the edges and the tops are beginning to crack.

Notes

• If you don’t have a problem with using regular granulated or brown sugar, you can substitute that here, however, most standard sugars are not truly vegan. I used Wholesome Cane and Brown Sugar for these cookies.
• Be sure that your coconut oil is not liquidy or melted. This recipe was tested using solid coconut oil, although there were some small differences between brands.
• You can substitute GF flour here, although the cookies may spread slightly differently. Test the baking out on one or two to verify that they will bake as you’d like. If they spread too much, refrigerate the dough, and if they stay more puffed than you’d like, slightly press down on the dough balls.