These fun Good Dinosaur Cookies start with a sugar cookie dough that becomes a cute dinosaur foot!
If you have been following along and reading our posts about the making of The Good Dinosaur, you know how excited we are about the movie coming to theaters on November 25th.
The movie asks the question “What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct?” Through the story of The Good Dinosaur we travel with an Apatosaurus named Arlo as he makes a human friend, Spot, on a difficult journey filled with dinosaurs, danger and the natural beauty of vast wilderness landscapes. On the trek Arlo learns to confront his fears and see that he perhaps is a little tougher than he originally thinks.
To get us ready for the movie, we created this fun The Good Dinosaur cookies recipe! It’s designed to look like the bottom of Arlo’s foot – complete with his not-so-little dino toes.
These cookies are super fun to make and the little ones can help mixing the dough and rolling it into balls for the feet and the toes.
They’re fun for any day and a hit at parties. Since dinosaur is a popular when thinking about first birthday themes for boys, these dino cookies will fit right in – but they’re loved by kids of all ages!
The Good Dinosaur Cookies Recipe
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 ¾ sticks unsalted butter, softened (14 Tbsp)
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
green food coloring
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. In a separate, large bowl beat together the sugar and butter on medium speed about 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and the eggs one at a time. Turn down the mixer to slow and slowly add in the flour mixture just until combined.
Divide the dough into fourths and remove one fourth from the bowl. Add several drops of food coloring to the dough and beat until color is evenly distributed. Add color until you get the shade of green you like.
Roll the green dough into balls about 1″ across. Roll the uncolored dough into little balls about ⅓″ across. Put the green balls about 2″ apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking mat. Place 4 of the little balls at the top side of each green ball. Using a flat-bottomed glass or bowl, press down on each cookie to flatten.
Bake approximately 11 minutes (rotating the baking sheet once) or until just barely beginning to brown. Don’t overcook! Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before handling.
You can find lots more The Good Dinosaur fun from Fandango Family with movie clips, fun facts for parents and more!
The Good Dinosaur Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 ¾ sticks unsalted butter softened (14 Tbsp)
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- green food coloring
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder.
- In a separate, large bowl beat together the sugar and butter on medium speed about 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the vanilla and the eggs one at a time.
- Turn down the mixer to slow and slowly add in the flour mixture just until combined.
- Divide the dough into fourths and remove one fourth from the bowl.
- Add several drops of food coloring to the dough and beat until color is evenly distributed. Add color until you get the shade of green you like.
- Roll the green dough into balls about 1" across.
- Roll the uncolored dough into little balls about ⅓" across.
- Put the green balls about 2" apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking mat.
- Place 4 of the little balls at the top side of each green ball.
- Using a flat-bottomed glass or bowl, press down on each cookie to flatten.
- Bake approximately 11 minutes (rotating the baking sheet once) or until just barely beginning to brown. Don’t overcook!
- Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before handling.
Julie Cutshaw says
Hi, I’m excited to see The Good Dinosaur because I’m a granny who loves to enjoy a fun movie out with my grandson and his papaw. This one looks so good to go see. Thank you and I’ll be trying your shared cookie recipe.
Karyn Hughes says
We can’t wait to see this movie!
Mendy Dinsmore says
I think will be interesting to watch. Love Disney movies.
Tamra H says
My nephew really loves dinosaurs, and this looks like a super cute movie! Looking forward to taking him.
Stacy says
Cute cookies! I cannot wait to see The Good Dinosaur because I never outgrew my childhood love of dinosaurs (really, I have a dinosaur infinity scarf that I wear regularly) and because it is Pixar so I know it is going to be phenomenal.
chickie brewer says
This movie looks so cute and I know one little girl who would love to se it!
Meghan Malicoat says
Every time my son has seen the preview he gets really excited and he doesn’t get jazzed about to many movies so I am excited to see it because he is excited to see it.
stacey grantham says
Any chance I have to spend some time with my youngest son, I embrace.
Melissa Douglass says
I am so excited to see this! It looks darling and my daughter is finally at an age where she likes going to the movies!
Donna Moore-Carroll says
My family is wanting to see this cause my three year old loves dinosaurs, and gets super happy when he sees the preview for this film.
kelly g says
it looks like a cute family movie and my son LOVES dinosaurs
Tina Reynolds says
All three of my kids cant wait to see this movie they get so excited when the preview comes on
Kelley K says
It looks like it will be such a cute movie!
nadya kotik says
my niece loves dinosaurs so i am taking her
Karen D says
I think the kids would really like this one!