Circus Animal Sugar Cookies
Our circus animal sugar cookies super fun! A soft sugar cookie topped with white chocolate, a circus cookie, and sprinkles!
Servings 3 dozen
Calories 200kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup non parelis rainbow sprinkles (+extra for adding after frosting)
Frosting Option 1: White Chocolate
- 1 12 oz. bag white chocolate chips
Frosting Option 2: Marshmallow Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 16 oz. Marshmallow Creme
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 Tbsp. milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat butter in a large bowl with a stand or hand mixer until nice and fluffy, continue to beat (lowering speed) and add in sugars.
- Stop mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, 1 at a time, followed by vanilla and almond extract, then oil. Add baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- Add flour 1 cup at a time until soft dough forms. Add in sprinkles and mix just until sprinkles have dispersed throughout dough. Do not overmix.
- Roll dough into walnut sized balls (or drop onto baking sheets using a cookie scoop) and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 12 minutes.
- Cool 1 minute on pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting Option #1- White Chocolate
- Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat an additional 30 seconds. Stir until smooth and creamy.
- Spread a small amount of white chocolate over each cookie. Add sprinkles and a circus animal cookie.
Frosting Option #2- Marshmallow Frosting
- Mix butter and powdered sugar together using an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Stir in vanilla, milk, and marshmallow creme and mix well.
- Spread or pipe over cookies. Add sprinkles and a circus animal cookie to each sugar cookie.
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Notes
Note: if you are going to pipe the marshmallow frosting over the cookies, make a full batch of frosting. If you'd prefer to spread a thin amount over each cookie using a butter knife, you can make half batch of frosting.
Optional mix-in: If you want more circus animal cookie flavor, add a handful of crushed animal cookies to the dough mixture before rolling into balls.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal