ANIMAL COOKIES WITH FROSTING RECIPES

Steps:

• Place butter in a large bowl and cream using an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar and mix until incorporated. Add each egg individually to the creamed butter, scraping the sides of the bowl if needed. Add vanilla extract and mix for 3 more minutes.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing on low speed. Cover and chill the dough until it is workable, 2 to 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough out onto a work surface and cut using small animal-shaped cookie cutters. Place cookies on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until crisp, 7 to 9 minutes. Let cool completely before icing, about 45 minutes.
• Mix 2 cups confectioners' sugar, half-and-half, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Divide icing and add pink food coloring to 1 half. Dip cookies in icing and decorate with sprinkles quickly before icing dries. Place cookies on a rack to let icing dry to a shiny finish.

Steps:

• Sift together almond flour, coconut flour and salt. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, monkfruit and vanilla extract.
• Slowly stir in dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
• Transfer cookie dough to a sheet of plastic wrap. Mold into a flat disc shape and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until stiff.
• Place dough in between two pieces of parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough until it is ¼ inch thick. Cut out animal shapes with cookie cutters and place about 1 inch apart on a parchment lined baking tray. Return to the refrigerator to cool for another 10-15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Once the dough has chilled, bake cookies at 350 degrees for about 6 minutes or until edges start to turn golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking tray for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
• Melt white baking chips in a small microwave safe bowl for 30 second intervals until melted, stirring in between. Add food coloring if desired.
• Dip cooled cookie in melted chocolate and place on the wire rack to set. Add sprinkles.