Frosted Animal Cookies
User Reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
112 cookies
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Calories
49 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Frosted Animal Cookies
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A sweet and simple recipe for Frosted Animal Cookies! Today's recipe starts with an easy (no-chilling-required) vanilla cookie base and is decorated with royal icing (and sprinkles!). Recipe includes a how-to video!
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Ingredients
- 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened, but still slightly cool. Should not be melting or your cookie dough will be too soft and you may end up needing to chill it.
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Princess emulsion¹ or almond extract optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon meringue powder
- 3 Tablespoons water
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Food coloring² optional
- nonpareil sprinkles optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C).
- In a large bowl (or in a stand mixer), use an electric mixer to beat butter and sugar together until well-creamed and thoroughly combined.
- Add egg, salt, and extracts, and beat until combined.
- With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, stirring until completely combined.
- Divide dough into two equal parts. Lightly flour a clean surface and roll one portion of dough to be ¼” thick.
- Cut out animal shape, cutting cookies as close together as possible then regroup any scraps and re-roll to get more cookies. Repeat with second half of dough once you have finished with the first.
- Transfer cookies to parchment paper lined baking sheet, spacing at least 1 inch apart.
- Bake in 350F (175C) oven until cookies are just beginning to turn a light golden brown, about 8-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely before icing.
ICING
- Whisk together powdered sugar and meringue powder. Add water and vanilla extract. Use an electric mixer to beat until soft peaks form. Stir in food coloring, if using.
- Holding cookies gently by their base, dip the surface of each cookie in the icing. Return to cooling rack or a wax paper lined baking sheet and sprinkle immediately with nonpareils, if using. Allow icing to harden before enjoying (about 15-30 minutes).
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Notes
- ¹”Princess” emulsion tastes a bit like almond and lemon extract. It’s available in most cake shops or sometimes in the baking section of your grocery store, and you can also find on Amazon (I linked to it in the "Recommended Equipment" section below the ingredients. If you can’t find it, that’s fine, use almond extract or substitute for additional vanilla extract, the cookies will still be amazing!²I used Americolor gel “electric pink” food coloring
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
49kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
22mg
(1%)
Potassium
7mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
42IU
(1%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 112cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 49 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 49kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 22mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 7mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 42IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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21 reviews
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