Sourdough Animal Crackers

4.94 from 29 votes

These Sourdough Animal Crackers are the perfect homemade sourdough treat to make! These fun cookies are lightly sweetened, have tangy sourdough notes, and a little bit of cinnamon spice.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Chill Time30

Total Time52

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 42kcal

Author: Audrey Wood

Cost: $10

Equipment

Rolling Pin
Baking sheet
Hand mixer
Animal cracker cookie cutters

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup sourdough discard

Instructions

Cream your butter, sugar, and vanilla extract together.
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, ¼ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Next, add in the remaining ingredients and mix until combined.
2 tablespoons honey, 1 large egg, 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ cup sourdough discard, 1 teaspoon baking powder
Refrigerate the dough for 30 to 60 minutes.
Once the dough is chilled, preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
On a clean, floured surface roll out the dough to about ¼-inch (6 mm) thickness. Use your animal cracker cookie cutters to cut out the dough.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges are golden. Repeat until all of your cookies are baked.

Notes

This recipe makes about 55 to 60 cookies depending on the size of your cookie cutter.

Any nutritional information is an estimate by online calculators. Please verify using your own data.

Note: These will not be as crunchy as store bought shelf stable animal crackers since they are homemade without preservatives. They are also lightly sweetened, if you want to make them sweeter you can add an extra 2-3 tablespoons of sugar.

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