Dessert for 24
Frosted Circus Animal Cookies
$1.49for 4170 minServes 24
Tender animal-shaped sugar cookies bake until lightly golden, then receive a simple pink glaze and rainbow sprinkles.
Photo: cookingclassy.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
 | Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Heavy cream, 1 oz$0.22/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.23Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.96 | ||
Swaps
- Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
- 170 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$0.37 per serving$1.49 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- plenty of rainbow nonpareil sprinkles
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp half and half (optional)
- pink food coloring
Steps
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat 1 cup butter with both sugars until smooth, then mix in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Stir in the dry mixture, wrap the dough, and chill it for 60 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 350 F, roll the dough to about 1/4-inch thickness, and cut animal shapes.
- Place the shapes on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake for 9 to 11 minutes, then cool them completely for about 30 minutes.
- Whisk the remaining powdered sugar, vanilla, half and half, and pink food coloring into a glaze, spread it over the cookies, and add rainbow sprinkles.
- Let the frosting set for about 30 minutes before storing the cookies.
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