fSharing a giant Animal Cookie Cookie today that makes the perfect sweet treat to surprise your family and friends!
Animal Cookie
These Circus Animal Cookies make for a colorful giant cookie that is so fun for gifting to a neighbor or friend…or surprising a family member with. It’s definitely big enough to share too.
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What You’ll Need
- butter– For most of my baking I use salted butter, but unsalted butter works just fine here too.
- dark brown sugar– When shopping for brown sugar, you’ll see light brown sugar and dark brown sugar available. I like the richness of the dark brown sugar for this cookie.
- granulated sugar– Granulated sugar is a fine sugar commonly used in baking/cookie recipes.
- beaten egg– You’ll crack a large egg, beat it with a fork then measure it into the cookie recipe.
- all-purpose flour– All-purpose flour is the main dry ingredient in this cookie recipe.
- baking soda– Baking soda helps aid in the rising of the cookie.
- kosher salt– Kosher salt is a coarse salt commonly used in cooking and baking.
- white chips– Find white chocolate chips in the baking section of the grocery store. You can substitute chocolate if desired.
- Circus Animal Cookies– Find Circus Animal Cookies in the cookie section of the grocery store.
How To Make an Animal Cookies Cookie
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place butter and sugars into a medium bowl and stir until well combined. Add beaten egg and vanilla stirring until well combined. Add flour, baking soda and salt. Stir until just combined. Stir in white chips until combined. Use a large cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to place dough onto center of baking sheet. With spoon, press dough into a round flat cookie shape. Top evenly with pink and white Circus Animal Cookies. Top with additional sprinkles if desired. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until edges are just turning golden brown. Remove from oven and take a plastic or regular butter knife to go around edges to make round and push edges in to form a little texture if desired. I do this with most of my cookies to help out the shape if needed. Let cool for 15 minutes before transferring.
Cream the butter and sugars then add the dry ingredients.
Add the white chips up next!
Place the cookie dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. With a spoon, spread cookie dough into a round like shown.
Arrange the Circus Animal Cookies plus more white chips and sprinkles if desired.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12-14 minutes, until edges turn slightly golden brown. Remove from oven and run a knife around edges to form a more round cookie if needed. I do this right when cookie comes out of oven.
How To Serve Cookie
Serve giant cookie as a treat for someone special, perfect for making with kids too. Cut into wedges and share if you’d like too!
How To Store Leftovers
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days.
Animal Cookies Cookie
Equipment
- Oven
- Bowl
- measuring spoons
- mixing spoon
- cookie sheet
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon salted butter softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark or light brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons beaten egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 7 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 10 pink and white Circus Animal Cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place butter and sugars into a medium bowl and stir until well combined. Add beaten egg and vanilla stirring until well combined. Add flour, baking soda and salt. Stir until just combined. Stir in white chips until combined. Use a large cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to place dough onto center of baking sheet. With spoon, press dough into a round flat cookie shape. Top evenly with pink and white Circus Animal Cookies. Top with additional sprinkles if desired. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until edges are just turning golden brown. Remove from oven and take a plastic or regular butter knife to go around edges to make round and push edges in to form a little texture if desired. I do this with most of my cookies to help out the shape if needed. Let cool for 15 minutes before transfering.
Nutrition
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This looks delicious and I am thinking of making this on the 4th of July. Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe!
I am taking cookies to a new mom of a baby girl. This will be the perfect treat!
Could i double the recipe to make 2 big cookies?
Yes, that would work just fine. Hope you enjoy Maggie!
Hi Jenny! How many cookies does this recipe generally make?
Hi Ashley, it’s one giant cookie easily shared with 4 people 🙂
Does this cookie spread out at all, or does it remain the same diameter when baked as when you shaped it on the pan? I’m thinking of making more dough, and then making them just slightly smaller but still very large bakery-sized cookies. Just wanting to know what to expect for size difference going in versus coming out.
They spread quite a bit! It makes about a 8 inch round when baked. I use a knife to shape right after it comes out of the oven to make it perfectly round.