Name: Animal Cracker Sugar Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 36.0
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup salted butter, softened; 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup light brown sugar, packed; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 cups frosted animal crackers, chopped; 1 cup white chocolate chips; 1 cup rainbow nonpareils; 36 frosted animal crackers

Animal Cracker Sugar Cookies Recipe

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15 m 12 m 36 Servings

Ingredients

3 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 cup Salted Butter, Softened
1/2 cup Vegetable Shortening
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 cup Light Brown Sugar, Packed
2 large Eggs
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
2 cups Frosted Animal Crackers, Chopped
1 cup White Chocolate Chips
1 cup Rainbow Nonpareils

For Garnish:

36 Frosted Animal Crackers

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium-large bowl, stir flour and baking soda together. Set aside.
Beat butter, shortening, and sugars with your electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and then vanilla extract. Reduce speed; gradually add flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Add animal cracker pieces and white chocolate chips and mix until combined.
Scoop dough using a medium-size cookie scoop. Roll tops and sides of cookies in nonpareils. Place on prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
Bake for about 12 minutes, until edges are just barely golden. Immediately press a frosted animal cracker into the center of each cookie. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for several minutes, then remove to rack to cool completely.