Vegan Smile Cookies - Tim Hortons Inspired
These allergy-friendly Vegan Smile Cookies are a fun Tim Hortons copycat made with just 6 simple ingredients! Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies decorated with pink smiles and blue eyes - perfect for kids’ parties, family baking days, and Canadian traditions. Dairy-free, nut-free, egg-free, and easily gluten-free. ✨ A cheerful cookie that brings big smiles - no allergens required.
Angela's Top Tip
Weigh your dry ingredients in grams with a scale for best results!
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 175 grams Self Raising Flour
- 75 grams White Sugar
- 125 grams Plant Based Butter (unsalted)
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Bean Paste
- 2 tbsp Water
- 150 grams Vegan Chocolate Chips
For the Icing
- 100 grams Icing Sugar (divided in two bowls)
- Pink Food Colouring
- Sky Blue Food Colouring
- Water (to thin icing)
Instructions
Making the Cookies
- Preheat your oven to 320°F and gather all ingredients. Allow the butter to come to room temperature before starting the recipe.
- Cream 125 grams Plant Based Butter (unsalted), 75 grams White Sugar and 1 tbsp Vanilla Bean Paste in a mixing bowl.
- Add 175 grams Self Raising Flour and 2 tbsp Water. Mix until everything is combined.
- Stir in 150 grams Vegan Chocolate Chips.
- Using an ice cream scoop, add balls of cookie dough to a baking pan. There is no need to grease or line the pan. Press down the cookie balls to flatten them slightly. I recommend leaving a gap between each ball as the cookies will spread.
- Bake at 320°F for 20 minutes until lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on the baking pan before moving them on to a cooling rack.
Making the Icing
- Add 1 drop of pink food colouring to 50g of icing sugar. Mix and add water until you have a pipable consistency. I used approx 2 teaspoons. Repeat the process to make the blue icing.
- Once the cookies have cooled, pipe 2 blue eyes and a pink smile. The quirkier the better!
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Notes
- Yield: Makes approx 12 Smile Cookies, depending on the size of cookies that you make.
- Serving & Decorating: Cool completely before decorating. Pipe blue eyes and a pink smile, then allow icing to set before serving. Perfect for kids’ parties and family baking fun.
- Storage: Baked cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Nutrition: Nutrition is an estimate and will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and decoration amounts.
Nutrition
Serving: 1CookieCalories: 254kcalCarbohydrates: 34.4gProtein: 2.3gFat: 12.7gSaturated Fat: 3.6gSodium: 73mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 21.5gCalcium: 19mgIron: 2mg
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