Circus Animal Cookies with Icing

Circus Animal Cookies with Icing

by Léonie Morel 2 years ago
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7 minutes
120.9 kcal
15.8 g carbs
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Description

My son loves the store-bought circus animal cookies, but the ingredient list scares me a little, since they contain wax and other chemicals. This recipe is a delicious variation that makes cookies that look just like the ones in the store but taste much better.

Ingredients
  • 3 cups butter
  • 4 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 7 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • ¼ cup half-and-half
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 drops pink food coloring, or as desired
  • ¼ cup multicolored candy sprinkles, or as needed
Directions
  1. 1. Place butter in a large bowl and cream using an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar and mix until incorporated. Add each egg individually to the creamed butter, scraping the sides of the bowl if needed. Add vanilla extract and mix for 3 more minutes.
  2. 2. Sift flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing on low speed. Cover and chill the dough until it is workable, 2 to 4 hours.
  3. 3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. 4. Roll dough out onto a work surface and cut using small animal-shaped cookie cutters. Place cookies on a baking sheet.
  5. 5. Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until crisp, 7 to 9 minutes. Let cool completely before icing, about 45 minutes.
  6. 6. Mix 2 cups confectioners' sugar, half-and-half, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Divide icing and add pink food coloring to 1 half. Dip cookies in icing and decorate with sprinkles quickly before icing dries. Place cookies on a rack to let icing dry to a shiny finish.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 200 small cookies
calories: 120.9 kcal
carbohydrates: 15.8 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturated fat: 3.6 g
cholesterol: 20.4 mg
sodium: 77.2 mg
fiber: 0.3 g
sugar: 8.4 g