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Homemade Animal Crackers

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These can be cut out as animals, shapes, numbers, or letters depending on the cutters you use.

Yield: 60 Ready in 2 hours

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Cookies

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Cookies          
Original recipe makes 60
1 cupOatmeal
2 tablespoonsBrown sugar
1/4 teaspoonSalt
1 1/2 cupsFlour; - unbleached or whole grain
1/2 teaspoonBaking soda
1/2 cupButter; - soften first
1 tablespoonHoney
1/2 cupButtermilk; - as needed to make firm dough

Homemade Animal Crackers Preparation

Grind 1 cup oatmeal in blender a until fine. Add salt, brown sugar, flour and soda. Cut in butter. Add honey, and buttermilk. Mix to a firm dough. Form into rounds and place in refrigerator for about an hour (or more if you wish).

Do not grease cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 400F

Roll very thin on a floured surface. Cut with animal (or other shape) cookie cutters. This goes faster with two people as it's a bit labor intensive. .

Bake at 400 degrees until brown (6 to 10 minutes). Bake leftover pieces too.

Watch closely as these from from golden, to brown, to dark down in a minute or so.

Makes about 5 dozen (1 inch) cookies

Each small (1 inch, 9g) cookie contains an estimated:

Cals: 33, FatCals: 15, TotFat: 2g

SatFat: 1g, PolyFat: 0g, MonoFat: 1g

Chol: 4mg, Na: 38mg, K: 22mg

TotCarbs: 4g, Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 0g

NetCarbs: 3g, Protein: 1g

Notes

I make these in one inch letters and numbers for my 2-year-old grandaughter to identify and eat. She gets a treat and learns the alphabet all at the same time. Her mom like them because they're low sugar and "healthier" than most cookies. Clever Grandpa !!

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Calories Per Serving: 40
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Homemade Animal Crackers Reviews

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This was just what I was looking for--something healthy and just a tiny bit sweet. Perfect for the kids--and me!
2 years, 8 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 21 hours, 57 minutes ago
I make these in one inch letters and numbers for my 2-year-old grandaughter to identify and eat. She gets a treat and learns the alphabet all at the same time. Her mom like them because they're low sugar and 'healthier' than most cookies. Clever Grandpa !!
[I posted this recipe.]
6 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 4 hours, 55 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Low-fat
  2. Kid Friendly
  3. Simple - Easy
  4. Desserts
  5. Cookies
  6. American
  7. Winter
  8. Buttery

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