Frosted Animal Cookies! Gluten free, dye free (Edit recipe)

Oh yes I did! I cleaned up one of your favorite childhood snacks, leaving out the preservatives, corn syrup, refined sugar, gluten, and artificial dyes! Link to natural sprinkles, cookie cutters, and natural pink colorant HERE

10 minutes

6 minutes

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Show nutritional information

This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	22
Fat:	2 g
Carbohydrates:	2 g
Protein:	1 g
Cholesterol:	4 g
Sodium:	10 mg
Fiber:	0 g
Sugars:	1 g
Calculated per serving.

by colleenshealthylife

Serves: 50

Ingredients

6 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
6 Tbsp Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener (with Erythritol), Or organic cane sugar
1 whole Egg
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
.25 tsp Almond Extract
.75 cup Almond Flour, +2 tbsp
.25 cup Coconut Flour
.25 tsp Baking Soda

Frosting

2 cup Lakanto Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener, Or organic powdered sugar
1 whole Egg Whites
3 - 4 Tbsp Water, Cold
1 whole Color Kitchen Foods Pink Frosting Mix with Sprinkles

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Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Mix butter and sugar together until smooth using hand mixer
Add egg and extracts and whip again
Mix in remaining ingredients
Wrap dough in disc shape in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 min for easier handling
Roll dough out in coconut flour dusted surface
Use animal cookie cutters to create your shapes. re-roll edges and roll out again for remaining dough
Place shaped cookies on parchment paper lined baking sheet, then place in the freezer 5-7 min (to help hold shape)
Bake at 325 for 5-7 minutes
Allow to cool a few minutes, then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely
Whip all frosting ingredients together. Add more water for thinner frosting or more powdered sugar for thicker
Dip top half of crackers in icing and top with dye free sprinkles
Refrigerate for a few min for icing to harden
Enjoy!