Animal Crackers Recipe

Step 1

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a ceramic mixing bowl.

Step 2

With a stand mixer, cream the butter for a few minutes until it’s fluffy. Then, gradually add the sucanat or coconut sugar.

Step 3

Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined – it should be fluffy and thick. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until a dough forms.

Step 4

Shape the dough into a disc, wrap it in compostable plastic wrap, and refrigerate until more firm (30 minutes to 1 hour).

Step 5

Roll out the chilled dough on a floured surface to about ¼-inch thickness. Use animal-shaped cookie cutters to cut out cookies from the rolled dough. Place the cookies onto a baking sheet lined with unbleached parchment paper.

Step 6

Bake the cookies at 350F for about 10 minutes. Remove cookies and place them on cooling racks until they are ready to transfer to a cookie jar.

Tip

These make a great lunchbox dessert!