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.
Tanya White says
My son is a fan of dinosaurs this would be so fun to watch with him.
Frank P says
The boys would have fun watch the movie.
Megan C says
I have heard soo many good things about this movie, I am excited to see it.
Allyson Bossie says
HOnestly I want to see the good dinosaur because my son has been really bugging to see it. He is so excited, and who can resist a cute face excited to see a good movie?
stephanie baker says
My toddler hasn’t been to a movie yet but was excited to see this trailer. We are taking her this week while Nana watches her little sister. I’m excited (and a bit nervous) to see how she handles being in a theater instead of at home. I hope it is magical for her! It seems like such a fun movie with a good message.
Kristen H. says
I’m excited to see The Good Dinosaur because it looks like a really cute as well as fun movie and something the whole family can enjoy watching together. Thanks for the fantastic opportunity to win!
Shea Balentine says
I can’t wait to see it! I love Dinosaurs and Disney.. that means it’ll be awesome! =)
Crystal F says
We absolutely loved this movie! It was so cute and funny. My 15 year old daughter was actually the one that wanted to see it but my eleven year old loved it too. Thank you!
Annulla says
Sounds great, and your cookies are ADORABLE!
Aaron says
I am really not that excited to see The Good Dinosaur.
Vikki Billings says
I am excited to see the movie with my grandchildren because it looks like a really cute and funny movie!
Melanie Comello says
I’m excited to see if because I am certain that my little girl is just going to love it!
Joyce says
I am excited to see The Good Dinosaur since it seems like a fun movie for all ages!
Jessica says
I am excited to see the movie because it’s a Disney movie.
Terri Irvin says
The Good Dinosaur Movie got 4 stars from Rotten Tomatoes which is my website for picking movies. My grandchildren love animation movies and this one is directed by Peter Sohn who directed “Ponyo” which was wonderful. We all want to see it!