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.
CHRISTY SWEENEY says
I AM EXCITED TO SEE GOOD DINOSAUR BECAUSE IT’S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT A GREAT FAMILY MOVIE COMES OUT. VERY FEW I WOULD ALLOW MY KIDS TO SEE
Kay says
Gosh, those cookies are so darn cute!
Katie Scalmato says
I love dinosaurs! I’m teaching a dinosaur unit this month, actually. I call it “Dino-vember” ha ha. I’m an artist and art teacher, and my husband is an animator so we looove going to see new animated films! Thursday we’re making dinosaur ‘fossils’ in class.
Cindy Peterson says
I am excited to see the Good Dinosaur because we love movies that the entire family can enjoy.
Carlos Samuel says
My little brothers really want to see this movie! and me as an adult also think will be interesting.
Luis A says
I’m excited to watch this movie with my niece.
chris johnson says
cant wait to see it with my baby girl
Michele Behlen says
It looks like a really cute movie and I would love to see it with my grandson.
Jameson V says
The trailer looks like something that the whole family will enjoy, not just the kids. I love these types of movies and we often get more laughs than the kids sometimes!
Natalie U says
My grandkids love going to the movies and I showed them the trailer. They said the definitely want to see it.
Liz says
Can’t wait to see this movie! It looks like so much fun! The cookies look delicious & are so cute! Can I eat them while I’m watching?!
James Doyle says
It looks cute and my nephew is almost 3! He will LOVE this 🙂
Christopher Mason says
My kid will love it
Julie Murphy says
yes it looks good
JPY says
My kids have been talking about it since the first preview!