Homemade Animal Crackers
Make your own animal cracker cookies with this delicious homemade recipe! Kid-friendly, easy to make, and fun to eat!
Animal Crackers Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 cup All purpose Flour
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Butter, softened
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, using an hand held mixer cream together the butter, sugar and honey until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla, and continue to mix until smooth.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Mix the dry ingredients into butter mixture. You might need to get in there with your hands and knead it just until it comes together.Shape the dough into a ball, and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at 30 minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place dough onto parchment paper and place another paper on top of dough, and roll the dough to a ¼-inch (6 mm) thickness.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown around the edges.
- Let cool for at least 5 minutes. ENJOY!
Notes
Stored cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 7 days.
You don’t have to chill you can use it straight away but it’s a little easier to roll when it has chilled for a bit.
Heres the animal cookie cutters I used!