Description
A fun and creative recipe for making Chocolate Sheep Butter Cookies, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
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- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup melted dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp milk chocolate (for details)
- Edible candy eyes or white chocolate dots
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a tray with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add vanilla and salt.
- Mix in flour until a soft dough forms; chill for 15 minutes.
- Roll dough to ¼ inch thick, cut into circles with a cookie cutter.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Once cooled, spoon melted dark chocolate in the center for the sheep’s face.
- Add candy eyes, chocolate drops for legs, and piped chocolate details for ears and hair tufts. Let set before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is softened for easier mixing.
- Chilling the dough helps in easier handling.
- Feel free to customize the decorations as desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg