Thar she blows! You’ll have a whale of a time making these easy, adorable, 3-dimensional cookies. I simply baked some of my favorite pressed sugar cookies, cut them apart, and re-assembled the pieces to form whales. Just a little bit of blue candy melt holds them together.
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Plate up a beautiful bunch of them for a kid’s birthday party or baby shower. Or how about using them as cupcake toppers, playfully placed on a sea of frosting!
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Did you know that a group of whales is called a “pod?” I only know this because my daughter’s class is studying the ocean at school this month. (Thank you Scholastic News Weekly Reader.) I think these whale cookies would make for a really fun food craft in the classroom, don’t you?
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What You Need
For the Cookies:
(Makes approx. 16 servings)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4-1/2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1-2 drops blue gel food coloring
For the Assembly:
- 1 cup blue candy melt wafers
- 1/2 cup white candy melt wafers
- Black decorator candy balls
- Two small squeeze bottles
- Serrated knife
- Small heart cookie cutter
How To
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Step 1
Cream the sugars with butter, then beat in the eggs and oil.
In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Gradually add to wet mixture. Mix in vanilla, almond extract and blue food coloring. Place in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate 4-6 hours or overnight.
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Step 2
Roll 16 small, teardrop-shaped balls of dough (approx. 2-1/2 inches long). Place them on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
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Step 3
Press the dough flat, using the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
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Step 4
Bake each sheet of cookies for 12 minutes at 350 degrees. While the cookies are still warm, cut them in half to form the two sides of the whale.
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Step 5
Roll 24 small, round balls of dough (approx. 1 inch.) Place them on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Press the dough balls flat, using the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
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Step 6
Bake each sheet of cookies for 12 minutes at 350 degrees. While the cookies are still warm, cut 8 of them into quarters. These will become the whale’s fins.
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Step 7
Using a small heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut hearts from the remaining cookies. These will be the whale’s tail. Set cookies aside and let them cool.
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Step 8
To make the whale water spouts, melt 1/2 cup white candy melt wafers in the microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring each time until smooth. Pour the candy melt into a small squeeze bottle. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pipe small water spouts with the candy melt. Allow to cool and harden.
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Step 9
Add white eyes to both sides of each whale cookie with the white candy melt. Insert a black decorator candy ball for the center of the eyes. Allow to cool and harden.
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Step 10
Assemble the whales using the assorted cookie pieces and blue candy melts. Melt 1 cup of blue candy melt wafers in the microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring each time until smooth. Pour the candy melt into a small squeeze bottle. Sandwich together the whale body, making sure to insert a water spout. Attach the fins and the tail.
To make the tails stand up, place a spoon under the heart cookie as you attach it to the whale body. Allow everything to cool and harden in place before you move or plate the cookies.
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Whale cookies will keep at room temperature for 3 days or refrigerated for up to a week.
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Water you waiting for? Dive in!