Crocodile sugar cookies (cooking with kids recipe)

We had loads of fun making these buttery crocodile biscuits at the weekend.

The dough (a recipe found on Bakerette with minimimal tweaks) is very simple to make and holds its shape well when baked, so it’s perfect for making animal shapes. We had a crocodile cutter in the cupboard, so that’s what we went for, adding a few drops of green colouring to the mix for effect.

The cooked dough is soft and moreish, with a sugary flavour and a lovely vanilla aftertaste.

Here’s what to do – makes 20 crocodile sugar cookies.

Ingredients

• 110g (3.9 oz) slightly salted butter, softened
• 100g (3.5 oz) caster sugar
• 1 medium free range egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 2-3 drops of green food colouring gel
• 250g (8.8 oz) plain flour
• 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Beat the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and food colouring until fully combined
2. Mix in the flour, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda until fully combined
3. Cover the bowl with clingfilm and chill for 2 hours
4. Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan assisted, 400F)
5. Work with the dough in four sections, keeping the spare in the fridge as you go
6. On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1cm thick and cut out the crocodile shapes
7. Grease and lightly flour a baking sheet
8. Place the croc cookies on the tray, 1 inch apart and bake for 5 minutes, until the edges just begin to turn brown
9. Cool on wire rack
10. Decorate with icing pens – as you can see, we got a bit carried away!

And that’s it! It’s an easy, fun activity to do with the kids. Are you tempted to give it a try?

Here’s the recipe for these animal sugar cookies again in an easy to print format.

Print Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Animal sugar cookies

The cooked dough is soft and moreish, with a sugary flavour and a lovely vanilla aftertaste.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: British

Keyword: cookies, cooking with kids, sugar cookies

Servings: 20 cookies

Calories: 108kcal

Author: Emily Leary

Ingredients

• 110 g (3.88 oz) slightly salted butter softened
• 100 g (3.53 oz) caster sugar
• 1 medium free range egg
• 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
• 2-3 (2 ) drops of green food colouring gel
• 250 g (8.82 oz) plain flour
• 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) baking powder
• 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt

Instructions

• Beat the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and food colouring until fully combined
• Mix in the flour, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda until fully combined
• Cover the bowl with clingfilm and chill for 2 hours
• Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan assisted, 400F)
• Work with the dough in four sections, keeping the spare in the fridge as you go
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1cm thick and cut out the crocodile shapes
• Grease and lightly flour a baking sheet
• Place the crocodile cookies on the tray, 1 inch apart and bake for 5 minutes, until the edges just begin to turn brown
• Cool on wire rack
• Decorate with icing pens – as you can see, we got a bit carried away!

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 149IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg

* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published. Cuisines identify the primary region of inspiration for a dish.

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