Homemade Sourdough Animal Crackers
Forget buying those over priced animal crackers from the store, and make these simple sourdough discard animal crackers at home! Your kids will love to make them with you, and they are the perfect easy snack!
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Ingredients
- ½ cup Softened Butter
- ¼ cup Sugar I used cane sugar
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Egg
- 2 ½ cup Fresh Milled Flour (Sifted) OR 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ cup Sourdough Discard
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Add softened butter, honey, & sugar to mixing bowl, and cream until well mixed.
- Add egg, sourdough discard, & vanilla, and mix well.
- Add flour (sifted if using fresh milled), cinnamon, baking powder, & salt, and mix until dough forms.
- Once dough is formed, cover and chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. If dough is super sticky- See Notes Below.
- Preheat oven to 350 ℉
- After dough has chilled, roll dough out on a lightly floured surface, until about 1/4' thick.
- Use animal cookie cutters to cut out dough, until all dough is used.
- Place cookies on a lined baking sheet,
- Bake cookies for 13-15 minutes, until edges start to golden.
- Allow to cool on cooling rack.
Notes
- If dough is super sticky after you have mixed, add small increments of flour until dough is firmer and handleable. Sometimes depending on the state of your sourdough discard, and what flour you use sometimes they require a bit more flour.
Servings: 30 Cookies