Circus Animal Cookies with Icing
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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. 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. 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. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 4. Roll dough out onto a work surface and cut using small animal-shaped cookie cutters. Place cookies on a baking sheet.
- 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. 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
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