Vegan Sugar Cookies

1/3 cup water

2 TBS flax meal

3 3/4 cup flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 cup margarine

2 cups powdered sugar

3 TBS soy milk

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract

3/4 tsp salt

- Preheat oven 350 degrees. 

- Bowl 1 (small) : whisk water and flax meal together

- Bowl 2 ( med) : sift flour and baking powder together and mix thoroughly.

- Bowl 3 ( large): mix margarine and sugar until all sugar is incorporated. Then add bowl 1, milk, vanilla, almond, salt and mix well.

- Add half of bowl 2 to bowl 3, mix, the add rest and mix again.

  Try adding roasted pine nuts and cardamom into the mix for a different variation or adding your favorite jam to the middle of each cookie. We used marmalade in the middle and it was fantastic!