Easy Vegan Snowman Cookie Cake
The best easy vegan cookie cake recipe shaped like a snowman for winter! You will love this tasty, fun cookie cake recipe.
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Easy Vegan Snowman Cookie Cake
Good morning friends! Today’s recipe is a super fun one. I was craving something peanut butter and chocolate chip flavored for dessert last week, so I decided to make a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie cake in celebration of my mom’s birthday. However, this is not just any cookie cake. I used my Wilton Olaf snowman cookie pan to make my cookie cake in the shape of a snowman, which is perfect for the winter time.
Luckily, you don’t need to have a snowman cookie pan to make this recipe. You can simply use any shallow pan to make your cookie cake in. However, I had to jump at the opportunity to utilize my snowman cookie pan since I don’t use it very often.
If you have kids, this could be a fun treat to make for or with them. I will have my affiliate link for the snowman cookie pan below in the “things you might want” section in case you are interested in purchasing it (this post is not sponsored).
Overall, this cookie cake recipe is super simple and easy to make. It has a fairly short list of ingredients, it is packed with peanut butter and chocolate chip flavors, and most importantly, it tastes absolutely delicious. Now, let’s get into some quick logistics as well as the list of ingredients you will need to make this recipe a smashing success.
What’s The Difference Between a Cookie and Cookie Cake?
A super commonly asked question regarding cookie cakes is: what makes them different from regular cookies? Well, a cookie cake is essentially a giant cookie. The main difference is that cookie cakes are often decorated with frosting, which is where the “cake” part comes in. I personally like to make my cookie cakes slightly softer and fluffier in texture than traditional cookies, but they still maintain that classic chocolate chip cookie flavor.
Other than that, there are really no differences. Obviously, a cookie cake is made in a larger pan to serve more people.
Now that we have gone over the differences between cookies and cookie cakes, let’s take a look at the list of ingredients you will need to make this easy vegan peanut butter chocolate chip cookie cake a smashing success!
Vegan Snowman Cookie Cake Cookie Cake – Ingredients
- Old Fashioned Rolled Oats – The main base we will be using for this cookie cake is rolled oats. This allows for the recipe to be completely gluten free (if you use gluten free rolled oats) and super budget friendly. We will be blending our oats up to form a fine oat flour.
- Chocolate Chips – The chocolate chips add a source of sweetness as well as the chocolate decadence to this recipe. I used a combination of both dark chocolate and semi-sweet chips. They combine perfectly with the peanut butter to form a peanut butter chocolate flavor combo that is absolutely incredible.
- Baking Soda – The baking soda acts as the key leavening agent for this recipe to help the cookie cake achieve a fluffier consistency. This is an ingredient you definitely don’t want to forget.
- Pure Maple Syrup – The pure maple syrup acts as the main source of sweetness for this recipe. It is an essential part of many of my baked goods.
- Creamy Peanut Butter – The creamy peanut butter adds a ton of flavor to this recipe as well as some healthy fat. It is the perfect addition to this cookie cake. I used a natural kind since it is more drizzly and stirs into the cookie cake dough quite easily. You can easily sub another nut butter if you don’t like peanut butter or you are allergic to it.
- Nut Milk – The nut milk helps thin out the cookie dough a bit to achieve the ideal consistency. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you can use whichever kind you prefer or have on hand.
- Unsweetened Applesauce – The applesauce adds moisture and natural sweetness to the cookie dough. It is the perfect ingredient to use in vegan baked goods to ensure you end up with a moist, sweet, and slightly fluffy cookie cake.
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Easy Vegan Snowman Cookie Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 tbsp vegan chocolate chips (I used a combo of mini semi-sweet chips and dark chocolate chunks)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tbsp nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Add all dry ingredients to a bowl, except the chocolate chips, and mix to combine.
- Make a well in the center of the bowl and add all liquid ingredients.
- Mix all liquid ingredients well to combine.
- Slowly mix the wet ingredients with the dry until a cookie dough forms.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Press the cookie dough into a shallow pan of choice. I used my snowman cookie pan.
- Bake the cookie cake for about 15 minutes, or until the edges are slightly golden brown.
- Remove the cookie cake from the pan carefully.
- Let the cookie cake cool completely (once cool, you could also pipe the edges of the cookie cake with vegan frosting if desired).
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you guys enjoy this tasty vegan cookie cake recipe. It tastes amazing served up with some vegan coco whip or vegan vanilla ice cream. It is a great recipe to share with friends and family as well! As per usual, I will be back with another blog post very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
