Animal Crackers

Description

Make your own animal crackers! Cut these tasty not-too-sweet cookies into animal shapes. Made with buttermilk, oats and honey.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • ¼ cup buttermilk

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grind oats until fine using a blender or food processor.
  2. In a medium bowl
  3. stir together the blended oats
  4. flour
  5. baking soda and salt. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the butter lumps are smaller than peas. Stir in the buttermilk and honey to form a stiff dough. On a lightly floured surface
  6. roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto cookie sheets.
  7. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven
  8. until edges are lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 42 mins

Servings: 24

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