Description
Dinosaur cookies decorated with royal icing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1/4 cup water
- Food coloring (various colors)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add egg and vanilla to the butter mixture.
- Gradually mix in the flour mixture.
- Chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
- Roll out the dough and cut into dinosaur shapes.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water to make royal icing.
- Add food coloring to the icing as desired.
- Decorate cooled cookies with royal icing.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use different colors for variety.
- Allow icing to dry completely before stacking.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: dinosaur cookies, royal icing, cookie recipe, dessert