Vegan Lemon Cookies – Skyterra Recipe
These Vegan Lemon Cookies from Skyterra Wellness Retreat in North Carolina are a satisfying treat for anyone with a desire to consume fewer animal products. Freezing leftovers is encouraged! Pairs well with dairy-free “nice cream” for a vegan ice cream sandwich, as shown. Spa Index tip: Skyterra shows these cookies with Chocolate Frozen Dessert — but everyone agrees that Lemons and Blueberries are an ideal match. Try an ice cream sandwich with these Vegan Lemon Cookies and Skyterra’s Blueberry Banana Ice Cream.
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups rapadura (unrefined cane) sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Fine Pink Salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest , fresh
- ¾ cup coconut oil , virgin, melted
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Carob Chips , melted (optional) or dairy-free chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Create a well in the middle of the dry ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients together until well combined.
- Slowly mix in the wet ingredients into the well of the dry ingredients until just combined. Avoid over blending.
- Shape 20 cookies and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 8-15 minutes until desired texture. Cool.
- Drizzle with Melted Carob or Chocolate Chips, if desired
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Nutrition
Skyterra Wellness Retreat near Lake Toxaway, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Skyterra offers an all-inclusive weight loss and fitness program in this beautiful mountain and lake setting. Guests explore sustainable foundations of good health, sound nutrition, and mindful well-being, and enjoy daily fitness, outdoor adventures, water sports, farm-to-fork cuisine, massage, educational classes, and more.
Executive Chef Erica Lee Reynolds, in partnership with Lindsay Ford, RD, MS, ACSM, and the rest of the Skyterra culinary team deliver visually stunning, flavorful meals that offer optimum and complete nutrition – regardless of the type of diet a guest may be following. Vegan? Paleo? Vegetarian? Low-salt? Kosher? In the Skyterra culinary center, you won’t just be appeased. Your special diet will be embraced and celebrated, and you will walk away inspired to explore it further. All meals are crafted from the best organic ingredients, with most of the items coming from local farms and purveyors. When it comes to sourcing meat and produce, the team builds on relationships with nearby farmers that have been doing things the right way for a long time.