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Cassidy Morris

Frosted Animal Cracker Sugar Cookies

Childhood in cookie form, these Frosted Animal Cracker Cookies are soft, chewy and have the perfect crunch from the sprinkles. They are fun, cute and nostalgic and so such an easy recipe to make. Perfect as a birthday party dessert or weeknight indulgence. These colorful sprinkle sugar cookies are a copycat crumb cookie recipe but they're even better than the real thing!!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For Sugar Cookies:
  • 1 cup butter 2 sticks softened, unsalted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 2 1/2 cups flour all purpose
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup nonpareil rainbow sprinkles
For Glaze:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk
Topping:
  • + nonpareil rainbow sprinkles
  • frosted animal crackers

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl cream your butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add your vanilla extract, egg, and egg yolk in stir until well combined.
  4. Add your flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined.
  5. Pour in about 3/4ths of your rainbow sprinkles (reserving the rest for the tops of your cookies) and stir in until evenly distributed.
  6. Using a cookie scoop, scoop your cookie dough into 1-2 inch balls and place on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Top each cookie with more rainbow sprinkles before baking.
  8. Bake in the oven at 350 F for 8-10 minutes until edges start to brown.
  9. Remove from oven, use a round glass or cookie cutter to scoot around the edges of the cookies to make them round and thicker. Let cool.
  10. Make your glaze by mixing your milk and powdered sugar together until thickens and reaches your desired consistency.
  11. Add a small dollop in the middle of each cookie and top with a frosted animal cracker and more sprinkles.
  12. Serve, share & Enjoy!!