Description
These animal cracker cookies are a cute twist on a classic sweet treat! Kids and adults will love these tasty cookies!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup of butter – melted
- 1 2/3 cups of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons of Nonpareils or sprinkles
- 40 Circus Animal cookies 16 crushed, 14 for topping cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the melted butter, and sugar, until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy.
- In a separate bowl add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and stir altogether until completely mixed.
- Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl, a little at a time, until all the flour has been added, and mix well.
- Scrape down the sides of bowl, and mix again.
- Remove the mixing bowl from the stand mixer, and gently fold in the Nonpareils and the crushed animal cookies.
- Drop by the rounded tablespoon full onto an un-greased cookie sheet, and bake 12 – 14 minutes, or until light golden brown.
- When cookies are almost done, remove the cookie sheet, and place an animal cookie in the center of each cookie.
- Place cookie sheet back in the oven for 1 minute, then remove from the oven.
- Let cool for 1 minute then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.