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Aquarium Cookies

Take a dive into these aquarium-inspired cookies! The colorful candy bits are like a school of fish swimming in a sea of soft and buttery cookie dough. It's like having your own mini underwater adventure with every bite!

Tasty Team
70% would make again

Under 30 minutes

Aquarium Cookies

Under 30 minutes

Ingredients

for 8 cookies

  • 4 oz unsalted butter (115 g), softened
  • ½ cup sugar (100 g)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups flour (250 g)
  • 20 pieces hard candy
  • sprinkles, to taste
  • ¼ cup white chocolate (55 g), melted

Nutrition Info

  • Calories 332
  • Fat 14g
  • Carbs 46g
  • Fiber 0g
  • Sugar 16g
  • Protein 5g

Estimated values based on one serving size.

Preparation

  1. In a medium bowl, mix softened butter and sugar until smooth. Add the egg and stir well to combine. Sift in the flour and fold until fully incorporated.
  2. Cover the dough with plastic and rest in a fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
  4. Sprinkle flour on the work surface and rolling pin so the dough won’t stick. Roll out the dough to ¼- to ⅛-inch (6- to 3-mm) thickness. Using a 3-inch (7-cm) round cookie cutter, cut out the dough.
  5. Cut out center of each cookie with using a 2-inch (5-cm) round cookie cutter.
  6. Place the cookie on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
  7. Take out the sheet from the oven and place hard candies in the center of each cookies. Bake for 3-5 minutes or until the hard candy melts and spreads out.
  8. Let the cookies cool completely.
  9. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the white chocolate, about 10-15 seconds.
  10. For the bottom cookies, add your favorite sprinkles onto the hard candy. Take the top cookies and drizzle melted chocolate around the rims. Immediately sandwich the 2 cookies and set in fridge for 15 minutes.
  11. Enjoy!
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Aquarium Cookies