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Turtle Sugar Cookies
These sea turtle sugar cookies take simple sugar cookies and turn them into the gentle giants of the sea. They're delicious and adorable.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
16 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 92 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ⅔ cups sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour -
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Green Gel Food Coloring
- Black Edible Markers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter, and vanilla until creamy.
- Add egg and beat again.
- Add dry ingredients until dough is smooth.
- Add green gel food coloring to the dough and beat again until the color is uniform throughout. The amount used will depend on the type of food coloring you are using.
- Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough and roll it into round balls to form the bodies of the turtles. Place them on a greased cookie sheet.
- Using a fork, press the dough balls down in two different directions to create the shell design. Cookies should be about ½-inch thick after being pressed down.
- For each turtle, roll a head and four small feet. Gently connect them to the bodies.
- Bake cookies for 5-7 minutes or until bottoms begin to brown.
- Place cookies onto a cooling rack to cool.
- When cookies are cooled, carefully draw eyes on with an edible marker.
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Notes
- Make sure to preheat the oven before baking for optimal results.
- Use a cookie scoop or spoon and then roll the dough between your hands to form uniform-sized balls.
- To get an even color, knead small amounts of green gel food coloring into the dough until you get desired shade.
- Keep an eye on them while they’re in the oven and take them out once the bottoms begin browning slightly.
- To prevent sticking, line your baking sheet with parchment paper before putting the cookie scoops on top; this will also make cleanup easier afterward!
- When cookies are cooled, carefully draw eyes on them with an edible marker.
Nutrition Information
Calories
92kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
113mg
(5%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
128IU
(3%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 92
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 92kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 113mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 128IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.