Decorated sugar cookies for dessert delighted the young dinosaur lovers at our party. I had a lot of fun frosting the shapes and decorating them with mini-chocolate chip "eyes" and colorful candy spots to give them character. —Robin Werner, Brush Prairie, Washington
Giant Dinosaur Cookies
Giant Dinosaur Cookies
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
10 min
Yield
About 2 dozen 4-inch cookies or 1 dozen 8-inch cookies
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
- Sliced gumdrops or small decorating candies
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large 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 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.
- If desired, add food coloring to frosting. Frost cookies. Decorate with chocolate chips for eyes and candies for spots.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 243 calories, 11g fat (6g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 152mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
