| How to Make Cookie Puppets Sep 16th 2012, 00:00 Cookie puppets are a neat twist on the average finger puppet that lets kids play with their food before eating it! Easy to make, these cookie puppets are an ideal treat for kids' parties, a playdate or a rainy day stuck indoors. Edit Ingredients For the dough - 1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon (5g) of salt
- 2 cups (400g) of granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons (10g) of baking soda
- 3 sticks / 1 1/2 cups (360g) of butter
- 4 eggs
- 5 cups (600g) of flour
For the frosting - 1/2 cup (95g) of shortening
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) of vanilla extract
- 4 cups (400gm) of confectioner's/powdered/icing sugar
- 5 tablespoons (75ml) of milk
Making the cookies - Place the unwrapped butter in a large bowl. Let them sit at room temperature for about an hour to soften.
- Add the sugar to the bowl, and cream the butter and sugar together. You may use an electric mixer or mix by hand with a wooden spoon.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract. Adding the eggs one at a time will keep your kitchen the cleanest and help prevent a mess. Make sure the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Mix the flour, the salt, and the baking soda together. Adding dry ingredients part by part will make it easier to mix. Also, mixing on a low setting at first will help to keep flour from flying every where.
- Wrap the bowl with plastic wrap then put it in the fridge for at least an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F/200ºC.
- Remove the dough from the fridge. Use your hands to form it into a big ball. You should also lay out a cookie sheet for your cookies. Read below on how to form the different types of cookie puppets.
- Make face cookie puppets:
- Roll one big ball about two inches (5cm) in diameter. Flatten it and stick a craft stick inside of it.
- Roll two smaller balls and flatten those on the sides to be ears.
- Make people cookie puppets:
- Use a cookie cutter to shape your person, then stick it with a craft stick.
- Alternatively, you could cut your own shapes with scissors.
- Put the cookies in the oven and set the timer for 6-12 minutes. You want them crisp, but not brown.
- Let the cookies cool for 15 minutes before decorating.
Making the frosting - In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until smooth.
- Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes.
- Color with food coloring if desired.
- Spread the frosting on all the cookies. This will make sure that the decorations stick.
Decorating the Puppets - Gather your decorations. Jimmies, cereal, colored sugar, dried fruit, nuts, edible food paint, edible pearls, and chocolate chips work great (just to name a few).
- Bring in the kids and let them make a masterpiece.
- If you don't want to wait for your butter to soften, put the bowl in the microwave for 10-20 seconds, but make sure it doesn't melt.
- Both baking soda and baking powder work in this recipe.
- Use a spatula the scrap down the sides of the bowl.
- Make sure not to put your puppets too close to each other on the cookie sheet because they will spread. A lot.
- To keep the kids busy, have them help you make the dough, shape, and decorate the cookies.
Edit Warnings - Never stick your hand in the bowl while using an electric mixer.
- To make sure your house does not go up in flames, soak the craft sticks in cold water for 30 minutes before baking.
- Although this is a kid-friendly recipe, it still requires adult supervision.
Edit Things You'll Need - Large mixing bowl
- Electric mixer or wooden spoon
- Plastic kitchen wrap
- Cookie sheets
- Spatula
- Craft sticks (also known as popsicle sticks)
- Large bowl for frosting
- Small bowls for the decorations
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