Giant Dinosaur Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Food coloring, optional
• 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
• Miniature or regular semisweet chocolate chips
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• Sliced gumdrops or small decorating candies

Directions

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition (dough will be very stiff). Divide into two balls; roll each ball directly on an ungreased baking sheet to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut cookies with a dinosaur cookie cutter, leaving at least 1 in. between cookies. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps if desired. Bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes for small cookies and 10-12 minutes for large cookies or until lightly browned around the edges. Cool 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Add food coloring to frosting if desired. Frost cookies. Decorate with chocolate chips for eyes and candies for spots. Yield: about 2 dozen 4-inch cookies or 1 dozen 8-inch cookies.

Giant Dinosaur Cookies published in Taste of Home August/September 1997, p37