GIANT DINOSAUR COOKIES

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Decorated sugar cookies for dessert delighted the young dinosaur lovers at our party. I had a lot of fun frosting the shapes and decorating them with mini-chocolate chip "eyes" and colorful candy spots to give them character. -Robin Werner, Brush Prairie, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 40m

Yield About 2 dozen 4-inch cookies or 1 dozen 8-inch cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Food coloring, optional
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Miniature or regular semisweet chocolate chips
Sliced gumdrops or small decorating candies

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition (dough will be very stiff). , Divide into two balls; roll each ball directly on an ungreased baking sheet to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut cookies with a dinosaur cookie cutter, leaving at least 1 in. between cookies. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps if desired. , Bake 7-9 minutes for small cookies and 10-12 minutes for large cookies or until lightly browned around the edges. Cool 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks. , If desired, add food coloring to frosting. Frost cookies. Decorate with chocolate chips for eyes and candies for spots.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 152mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.