These vegan Rose Petal Window Cookies are a delight to have for the spring and summer. They require 8 ingredients only and are made gluten-free!

There was a single rose plant in our garden that blooms every year during the summer. We never planted it and don’t water it at all, but still a single rose grows every year. I would watch butterflies come and go near it during the summer.

I never understood how the rose can survive and grow every year despite the fact that we hardly watered it. I would say rose is my favorite flower as it seems like it is the majority’s favorite flower, but I was fascinated by the thorns from their stems. I would play around with it, careful not to prick myself. There was something so special about the rose blooming on it’s own without the help of anyone but nature itself.

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It shows how strong and resilient you can be despite the obstacles facing you. No matter what happens, you have the strength to continue on.

I was thinking about the rose in my garden recently and realized I had some rose petals in my kitchen that I haven’t used yet. I decided to make these Rose Petal Window Cookies with them highlighting spring and summer together.

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The “window” as you can see is made of isomalt crystals which is a form of sugar from beets that bakers tend to use for sugar art cake decorations. I ordered mine online through Amazon but you can also use hard sugar candy like Jolly Ranchers as a substitute.

The cookies itself is a recipe for regular vegan shortbread cookies. They are not overly sweet and are made gluten-free with a combination of 1:1 gluten-free flour and almond flour.

The cookies itself are a recipe for regular vegan shortbread cookies. They are not overly sweet and are made gluten-free with a combination of 1:1 gluten-free flour and almond flour.

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If you are ready to make these Vegan Rose Petal Window Cookies, let’s start baking!