These Vegan Snickerdoodle Bars need 1 Bowl and 30 mins. Snickerdoodle cookie bars short bread like, cinnamony and delicious. Vegan Cinnamon Bar Recipe. Glutenfree Oilfree option. Makes One 8 by 8 inch brownie pan or a 9 by 5 loaf pan. 16 small bars.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 16
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

Wet:

  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2.5 tbsp applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Dry:

  • 1 1/4 cup flour (, a few tbsp more depending on the flour used. GF option in notes)
  • 1/3 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup chopped candied ginger ((optional))

Topping:

  • 2 tbsp coconut sugar
  • 1.5 tsp cinnamon

Method

  1. Line a brownie pan or a loaf pan. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F (180 C). In a bowl, combine the wet ingredients until well combined. Add a tbsp of sugar/coconut sugar if you like the bars to be sweeter
  2. Add 1 cup flour, almond flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon to the bowl. Lightly mix the dry ingredients and then mix them into the wet.
  3. Add candied ginger if using and 1 tbsp flour.and mix in. Add more flour a tbsp at a time until the dough is not sticky. You want just slightly stiff dough.
  4. Press the dough in prepared brownie or loaf pan. Press it towards the edges and then press with your hand or spatula to even it out.
  5. Mix coconut sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle all over. Spray some water or oil on the cinnamon sugar mixture to help stick if needed.
  6. Bake for 18 to 20 mins. Cool for 10 mins then remove from pan. Slice and cool more.Cool for 5 mins then remove from pan. Slice and cool completely before storing. You can add a simple sugar icing for a dessert bar.
  7. To make cookies: Make balls of the dough, roll into cinnamon sugar mixture, flatten and bake for 9-10 mins. You can also make cinnamon roll cookies with the dough. Roll it out. Spray oil, then cinnamon sugar mixture. Make a roll, seal with water, slice and bake. Store the bars/cookies on the counter for upto 4 days, refrigerated for upto 2 weeks.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.