Cut-Out Cookie Recipe for Seahorse, Shark, and Sand Castle Cookies
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
17 mins
The perfect cut-out cookie dough that will hold it's shape and taste great. These cookies are great for graduation parties, pool parties, or any party you can think of! Create seahorses, sharks, sandcastles, and much more.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
beach, beach party, graduation, pool party, sand castle, seahorse, shark
Servings: 25 -65 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour plus more if needed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter softened slightly
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 large egg
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Set aside.
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Cream butter and sugar together.
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Stir in vanilla, and almond extract then stir in the egg until well incorporated.
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Add dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
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If the dough is sticky, add a small amount of flour.
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Lightly dust your work surface or non-stick mat with flour.
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Roll the cookie dough out to between a 1/16 inch and 1/8th inch thickness.
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Cut dough using cookie cutters.
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Remove excess dough.
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Freeze cut cookies for 10 minutes.
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Peel off cookies and set on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
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Bake cookies for 6-12 minutes, depending on the size, until the edges are set and the tops look dry.
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Cool cookies completely then decorate using one of the methods in the tutorial.