Turtle-y Cool Cookies
A recipe for Turtle-y Cool Cookies from the cookbook, Adorable Animal Bakes! These fun, vanilla-scented sugar cookies are formed into turtles and baked until set.
Servings 12 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (130 grams) butter softened
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar
- 1 small egg
- 1 3/4 cup (215 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- green food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F (175˚C). Line two to four baking trays with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, using an electric whisk or stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. This will take 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the egg, flour and vanilla. Beat until you have a smooth dough. Divide the dough in half. Add green food coloring to one half. Mix this in with your hands until the color is evenly distributed throughout.
- Roll the green dough into 12 equal-sized balls, then flatten them down.
- Take a butter knife and create the crosshatch pattern on top to create the shell. Set them aside.
- Wash your hands here to make sure there is no green food coloring on them.
- Roll the rest of the plain dough into 48 small balls and 12 medium balls. Squash them down to flatten slightly.
- On your lined baking trays, place four small balls in a square shape.
- At the top of the square, add the medium ball.
- Place the green shell on top. Carefully flatten it slightly to stick the dough together.
- Repeat this process with the remaining dough.
- Using a skewer, poke two small holes in the heads for eyes.
- Once all turtles are assembled, bake them in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown.
- Leave to cool completely at room temperature before serving.