Vegan Pansy Shortbread

Posted by Gabrielle in Cookies, Cooking, Easter, Valentine's Day

Source: Eat Drink Shrink

Photo Source: Unsplash, Heather Barnes

• Total Time: 2 hours 28 minutes

• Yield: 7-12 depending on size

• 1 cup vegan butter at room temperature

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract

• assorted fresh pansies, cleaned, stems removed

• optional: 2 tsp lemon zest

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place sugar and soften vegan butter in a food processor and pulse until combined.

2. Now add the flour, extract, optional lemon zest, and pulse roughly 10 times until the dough comes together.

3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and shape into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge until firm. 1-2 hours.

4. While the dough chills, prep the flowers by removing the stems from the pansies, and place them on a large sheet of parchment paper. Place another sheet on top, and then weigh it down with a baking sheet topped with books or simply a butcher block. Allow the flowers to flatten for 30 mins or for best results overnight. I don’t recommend white pansies as they will turn clear with the heat.

5. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325F

6. Roll out the dough to between two sheets of parchment paper. Create the desired thickness and cut out the cookies with a cookie cutter or even a glass. Once cut out, remove with a spatula to prevent them from breaking.

7. With your flowers ready to go, bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes for larger cookies and less for smaller. These cookies don’t brown, but will be soft and firm up once cooled.

8. Take the flower buds and lightly press them into the hot cookies. You don’t need to apply too much pressure as the heat will naturally cause them to wilt and stick to the cookies. If the flowers don’t look the way you like. Simply remove the flowers, place the cookies back in the oven for 1 minute, and place new flowers. Once fully cooled remove and place on a cooling rack. Lay a magazine on top to further flatten the flowers.

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