Description
Decorative dinosaur cookies made 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
- Water as needed for icing consistency
- Food coloring (various colors)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add egg and vanilla to the butter mixture and mix well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Roll out the dough and cut into dinosaur shapes.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool completely.
- In a bowl, mix powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water to make royal icing.
- Add food coloring to the icing and decorate the cookies.
Notes
- Allow the icing to dry completely before stacking cookies.
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- Use toothpicks for detailed designs in icing.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: dinosaur royal icing cookies, dinosaur cookies, royal icing cookies