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 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter, softened (14 Tbsp)
2 tsp 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 1/3″ 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 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter softened (14 Tbsp)
- 2 tsp 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 1/3" 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.
Charlene Drake says
I’m excited because my grand children love to go to the movies. Thanks.
Peggy Damon says
I’m excited to see the movie because it looks like a great family friendly movie, with cute engaging characters
Kelly L says
We saw it and we loved it. Great movie, great message.
Daniel says
It’s a good family movie with dinosaurs that reminds me of The Land Before Time
bianca roman says
i want to take my 6 year old son to see it..it looks so cute and i think it will teach good values.
Tina Demarco says
I wanna see it cause the trailor looks ggood i really think my kids and I will enjoy it!
Samantha Daleo says
I am excited because it looks adorable. I think my entire family will love it!
heatherway30 says
I did see this movie and it was so cute !
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Aarti Dogra says
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Stephanie Phelps says
I am excited to see it because I know the kids want to see it and I think it will be super cute!
Annie fajardo says
I have taken my daughter to see The Good Dino three times so far! She absolutely loves it!! Since she was two she has been fascinated with Dinosuars! She loves all Good Dino stuff and has , slippers, Jammie’s, toys and blankets! Thank you for this awesome recipe!!! Going to make them with her tonight and will definitely share a picture !!! Would love to win this ! We want to go see to see The Good Dino again! Honestly it’s such a good movie that I don’t think we would get sick of it anytime soon!
Kenya F says
I’m excited because my godson is at the age where he can sit through a movie without sleeping. I can’t wait to take him!
Karen says
Took my 2 nieces to see it last weekend. They ate all the popcorn
Heather Poindexter says
This looks like the effects and animation are going to be great!
SD Murray says
My nephews are begging me to take them to this!