Gluten-Free Animal Crackers

Name: Gluten-Free Animal Crackers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: ½ cup butter (room temperature (if using salted butter, omit salt). For dairy-free, use Smart Balanced butter.); ¼ cup light brown sugar (packed); 2 tbsp honey; 1 large egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups gluten-free flour; ¾ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; hot pink candy melts (optional); rainbow nonpareils (optional)

Prep 30 min Cook 10 min Serves 10 Source

Ingredients

½ cup butter (room temperature (if using salted butter, omit salt). For dairy-free, use Smart Balanced butter.)
¼ cup light brown sugar (packed)
2 tbsp honey
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups gluten-free flour
¾ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
hot pink candy melts (optional)
rainbow nonpareils (optional)

Steps

1
Preheat the oven to 325°F (162°C) and line two large baking sheets with parchment.
2
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
3
Beat in the honey, egg, and vanilla. The mixture will look curdled and that’s totally normal.
4
Add in the flour and salt and beat just until mixed.
5
Divide the dough in half and wrap both halves in plastic wrap. Flatten the dough into disk shapes. Chill for 30-60 minutes.
6
Roll out the dough to a little more than 1/8”. Lay a sheet of plastic wrap on top and cut out shapes with animal shaped cutters.
7
Place the cut outs on the prepared baking sheets
8
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges start to turn light golden brown.
9
Optional: Melt pink chocolate candy melts and dip the crackers. Shake off any excess and set back onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle the tops with nonpareils. Allow the chocolate to set before serving.