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Frosted Animal Shortbread Cookies

Courtsie and I felt like school kids one day and got this crazy idea to make giant-sized frosted shortbread animal cracker cookies! They just sounded so delicious and so much fun with pink and white icing and rainbow sprinkles! 🐪🦒🐘 There is nothing wrong with good old-fashioned sugar cookies, but simple shortbread is the ultimate in sweet treats. Think Walker’s Shortbread … so subtly sweet, crispy and buttery! Then we were getting such a kick out ourselves and how cute the cookies were that we decided to serve them in our own little jungle, kind of like they were roaming about! This seemed like such a fun thing to do for a kids’ birthday party … or really any party where you have animal lovers! It was super easy to find the safari cookie cutters, but the tricky part was figuring out how we were going to make the darn animals stand up for the photo! A trip to Home Depot for field turf proved futile, but on the way home, a fortuitous stop at Home Goods, where we found some potted fake grasses was just the ticket! We have a little video of how we made this all come together so you can do this with your kids or grandkids!

To be fair, these cookies are really based more on the frosted Mother’s Circus Animal cookies, but since we all remember the excitement of opening a box of the original animal Barnum’s Animal Crackers, we decided to do a little deeper dive into the history of Animal Crackers. We were really surprised to learn that since 1902, fifty-three different animals have been represented in each box of crackers! We had no idea there had been so many over the years! The latest addition to the collection was the koala bear, introduced in 2002! It kind of seems like a good time to add another new animal, since it’s already been 20 years since the koala bear!

Our collection of safari animals includes a giraffe, a hippo, a camel, a polar bear and an elephant and we loved the way they turned out! If you have kids, grown up or not, or grandchildren, this is such a fun project to do together!

Be sure to add sprinkles right after you frost them, and gently press them into the frosting so they stick! Then, before you place them into the scene, to let them sit, uncovered, until the frosting is hardened enough to handle. Then you can start the fun of arranging them in your own creative jungle! We hope you have as much fun with this project as we did!

Frosted Shortbread Animal Cookies

• 4-inch animal cookie cutters
• 1 jar classic rainbow sprinkles
• 1 bottle pink food gel coloring
• 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Pink & White Icing

• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1-3 drops pink gel food coloring We use “Deep Pink” gel food coloring from Sunny Side Up Bakery, but you can use any pink food coloring you like!

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with powdered sugar until creamy. Add salt, and vanilla and mix well. Finally, blend in flour. Form dough into a ball and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes, or until fairly firm.

• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown. Don’t underbake … you want these cookies crispy. Remove from oven and cool completely.
• Then, using a spoon or a knife, frost half the cookies with pink icing and the other half with white icing. Immediately, sprinkle with the rainbow sprinkles and gently push them into the frosting.
• Allow the frosting to harden before storing them or arranging them in your own little jungle scene.

• Tint one of the bowls with pink food coloring until you get to the pink you like. We use a “Deep Pink” gel food coloring from Sunny Side Up Bakery, which works great for this!

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Safari Animal Cookies

*This listing is for one dozen (12) safari theme sugar cookies. Designs will be random cookies unless you specify what design would you like to receive !!!

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Hand rolled, hand cut and hand decorated sugar cookies.

You will love these delicious sugar cookies decorated with royal icing and edible images. This can be customized to your event, please specify during checkout or contact me to create your own custom order.

*Each cookie will be bagged in a clear cellophane bag

My cookies are baked fresh to order, so please allow 1-2 weeks lead time so that we may deliver the freshest cookies right to your doorstep.

I ship using USPS Priority Mail. Please specify the date of your party to have your cookies delivered just in time for your event.I gladly accept cancellations

Request a cancellation: within 24 hours of purchase

 I don't accept returns or exchanges

But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.

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Since the cookies are perishable items, returns and exchanges are not accepted.

I take great care in packaging my cookies to ensure that they will arrive intact. However, no refunds will be given for broken or damaged cookies; no refunds will be given due to carrier delays. Once the package has left my possession, the shipping and handling of the package is no longer in my control.

If they do, please file a complaint with the carrier. We are not the ones responsible for any inconveniences regarding that and we unfortunately can not offer refunds in those cases.

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HOMEMADE ICED ANIMAL COOKIES

By: Author Agnes Hsu

Posted on Last updated: February 22, 2018

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Do you remember eating those iconic iced animal cookies when you were a child? They were one of my favorite cookies growing up and still are today! I’m happy to share a homemade version of them with a recipe we use in my bake shop . These are a simple rolled and cut-out cookie with sprinkles on top that taste just like the store bought version – but so much better!

Homemade Iced Animal Cookies – Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups (225 g) flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp nutmeg

1/8 tsp cardamom (optional)

6 tbsp butter, very soft

1/3 cup (40 g) powdered sugar

1 tbsp honey

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

18 oz white chocolate

vegetable oil

pink or red oil based coloring

Instructions:

Step 1. Sift together dry ingredients. Set aside.

Step 2. Cream butter, sugar and honey using a mixer. Scrape bowl, add egg and vanilla extract. Cream for about 1 minute.

Step 3. Add dry ingredients and mix on low until flour is just mixed in. Wrap dough in a disc in plastic wrap. Refrigerate

Step 4. Roll dough out to 1/4” thickness and cut using animal cookie cutters.

Step 5 . Bake for 6-8 minutes at 375 degrees or until edges are golden, rotate in between.

Step 6. While baking, melt 18 oz of white chocolate in 20 second intervals in the microwave. Stir well in between, add a couple teaspoons of vegetable oil to thin it out. Once melted, divide into 2 bowls. Add pink or red oil based coloring to one of the bowls. Stir well.

Step 7. Once cookies are cool, dip face of each cookie into chocolate, covering edge of cookie slightly. Add your favorite sprinkles right away before the chocolate hardens.

Are your kids big fan of iced animal cookies? They really bring back childhood memories!

Take a look at more fun kid-friendly recipes here and don’t forget to check out our Cooking With Kids series and easy baking tips here and here .

Agnes Hsu is a mom of three and has been inspiring parents and kids to get creative with easy activities and family friendly recipes for over 10 years. She shares her love for creative play and kids food to her 2MM+ followers online. Agnes' commitment to playful learning and kindness has not only raised funds for charity but also earned features in prestigious nationwide publications.

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Simple Tropical Leaf Cookies

Simple accent cookies are a great way to stretch cookie platters.  They’re tasty and adorable but far less labor intensive than other designs.

One of my favorites are these simple tropical leaves.  They only take a minute to make and work with a variety of themes.  They can be made with a few different cutters such as a paisley, simple leaf, or football.

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Begin by outlining half of the leaf with 20-second icing.

After the icing has set repeat the previous steps on the second half of the cookie.

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Have a great weekend cookie friends!

I love this design! I can’t wait to use it next time I do some tropical or luau themed cookies!

Dang it, I wish I had seen these cookies this morning, while I was making palm trees. They are sooo pretty, you’re so creative!

Fabulous design, Callye! 🙂

Love the designs! Do you have any info on the cutters you used to make the monkey and elephant? I love the whole platter. Thanks for sharing.

Was curious about the mixer contest. Did I miss the announcement of the winners? Said it would be announced either yesterday or valentines day I think. Just wondering, thx. :] and of course cute cookies. I made my first batch last night. Have to put eyes, nose, mouth and other facial details on them. They are faces for a play date party on Tuesday.

Great idea!! I made your cookie recipe a month ago and ran out of time to add icing for an event. So they have been sitting in a closed tupperware container. I pulled one out and tasted it and I couldn’t believe how good it was!! After a month. Still yummee!! Not stale at all.

When I saw the title of this post, I couldn’t believe that I was seeing the word ‘simple’ with these leaves which I’ve always LOVED! Somehow, you always know exactly what I’m dying to learn! Thank you SO much….Can’t wait to try!

So. Freakin’. Talented.

This is awesome! It makes me want to make jungle cookies so I can try it out.

you make it looks so simple:)

Oh, I wish that I had seen this before I did mine! Love these, Callye! Your whole set is wonderful!

These are perfect! Thanks for the leaf tutorial!

posts…gosh tried several times…and here i m…cookies love goeruogs …hridays fav things car,airplane and above all BALL…haha

Hi Callye! We love these cookies! What cutter/cutters did you use for the zebra heads?

Used this last night to create minis! I love the way yours look Callye! They are just perfect!

I’ve been thinking about Lion cookies for something fun to bring to one of my LIONS CLUB meetings. While not at all what your tutorial is about, this set gives me a good guide for making the lions. Can’t wait to give it a try! Thanks so much for all that you share with us! Kirsten

Can you tell me what Cookie cutters you used to make these jungle animal faces? They are so cute but I cannot find anything like the elephant face or zebra to work with. Thank you for your time.

What a plesruae to find someone who thinks through the issues

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Awesome work! What amazes me the most is how identical your cookie designs are! Lions looks exactly the same, just as the elephants do….that is serious art talent!

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Hello, I am wanting to have a jungle theme for my sons 2nd birthday and would like to try to make the lion cookies, do you have a recipe posted anywhere?

Did anyone find out which cookie cutters were used to do the above cookies? I know they are often not ones you would think that could be transformed into amazing animals like these. Just curious as I have safari animal cookies due next week. Thanks everyone.

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I was wondering what cookie cutters you used for these cute animals. 

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Safari baby shower ideas: cute, creative and easy!

January 30, 2020 by Colleen 4 Comments

Looking to host a safari theme baby shower? You’ve come to the right place. We have scoured the internet for the cutest, creative and most of all easy ideas to make your jungle baby shower a hit. Here’s a look at what’s inside:

Jungle Shower cakes / sweets Safari Themed Invitations – gender neutral, girl and boy version Jungle shower decor Safari themed food and drink ideas Party with a purpose – how to give back to the jungl e FREE Welcome Poster Thank you favor tags and more

Jungle theme baby shower cakes make a wonderful centerpiece.

This adorable baby shower cake is perfect for the new mom celebrating with a jungle or safari theme. The jungle animals (even a little hippo) surround the cake to make an amazing centerpiece for your party.

You could also have several little cakes – like this three some featuring a giraffe, lion and elephant. Each one could be a different flavor to add to the variety. You can find the cute toppers here.

The elephant topper on this baby shower cake is adorable! And the cute giraffe is super sweet too. Yes, the kangaroo is generally not found in the jungle but somehow mom and joey hopped on for the ride.

Here’s a different take on a jungle theme cake – a three tiered cake featuring animal prints and jungle leaves.

Make the cake the centerpiece!

This cake is a standout and needs to be front and center. Mint green and gold are a perfect combination for a jungle shower. The decorations surrounding the cake are as creative as the cake itself.

If you like golden safari showers, there are plenty of options available. Here’s some inspiration for you to set the tone. This cake and dessert spread showcases the golden theme perfectly.

Jungle theme cookies and cupcakes – sweet as can be.

Are you a cookie baker with animal theme cookie cutters ? You can make your own jungle themed cookies and decorate with colored frosting and a steady hand. If not, just head on over to etsy and get these sweet faced jungle animal cookies delivered in time for your shower. Sweet elephant, spotted giraffe, curious monkey, orange tigers, cute zebra and baby lion cookies will accent your shower perfectly!

Are these the cutest jungle cupcakes you’ve ever seen? Monkeys, tigers and zebra make their debut on chelseasmessyapron . Head on over for complete step by step instructions.

Safari and Jungle theme baby shower invitations. Lions and tigers and so much more!

Unique jungle animals take front and center on this safari theme shower. I love the colorful toucan, the napping lion and the cougar on the prowl.

We’re wild with excitement! This is one of my most recent designs featuring playful baby safari animals. I have a swinging monkey hanging from a vine, a baby zebra, jumping lion, a sprinkling elephant and smiling giraffe all front and center. This is also available as an instant download – so you can download, edit and print on your home computer today! Can also be emailed too 🙂

I also have this design and quite a few matching pieces in this theme (such as this cute baby elephant with sprinkling water thank you favor tags ). Head on over to see the entire collection .

Baby girl safari themed invitations

I also had a request for a “girl” version of the safari themed baby shower invitation. I added a bit of pink, some ferns and flowers and of course, a pink elephant 🙂

You can also customize this baby shower invitation via Corjl – change background colors, fonts and more!

If you’ve never used Corjl before, here’s a quick video with the “how to”.

Super cute jungle animals hiding among the ferns. The elephant, hippo, lion and giraffe are soft watercolor versions – perfect for a gender neutral shower.

Here’s a creative touch to the lion king theme – multi colored jungle leaves surround the baby lion. And too, these are easy to customize for your own lion themed shower.

Fun jungle animals including a not too scary lion, blue elephant, spotted giraffe, hungry hippo, crazy crocodile and ready to party palm tree! Back has a repeating jungle pattern featuring the cast of safari characters.

Here’s a baby girl shower invitation featuring some jungle animals with cute flowers in their hair: a zebra, tiger, elephant and giraffe all join the party. Love the creativity!

Baby boy shower invitations

These safari animals are heading out on a hot air balloon with “It’s a boy” in the banner. So sweet!

Twin elephant safari themed invitations

Is your mom to be having twins? There are plenty of designs available for the twin theme – including these adorable baby elephants.

Jungle theme baby shower decoration ideas.

There is such a variety in jungle themes – your creativity and imagination can bring your ideas to life. Whether you’re hanging palm leaves from the ceiling or adding boho accents, you can’t go wrong with this crowd pleasing theme.

The animal prints above or those shown below can be showcased at the shower on the food table, gift table, or sprinkled around the room. Then when the shower is over, off to the nursery for the baby’s wall. This is a really inexpensive way to add cute jungle decorations throughout the shower.

An adorable stuffed animal always adds sweetness to the party – like this super cute stuffed lion . Plus he would look darling in the nursery after the shower. You can find tigers , zebras and elephants too

Safari theme welcome sign

There are plenty of welcome baby flags but this one is super cute. I love the accents on the flag and the fun animals – from My Happy Party shop on etsy.

Safari theme baby shower guest book

Greet your guests with a smile and a pen – and have them sign this adorable baby shower guest book. This sweet book gives guests the opportunity to add wishes and make predictions. It also includes a gift tracker log (great for mom!) and blank pages for notes or other mementos. Best of all, it’s less than $10!

If you’re handy with a needle and thread, these jungle animals would also be fun to decorate at the shower. You can find patterns and other beautiful fabrics with a safari theme.

These cute baby blocks will instantly add to your safari theme shower. Don’t forget the tropical balloon arch !

Safari theme balloons instantly set the tone with very little effort. These decorative balloons from evescraft at etsy include patterns for cheetah, tiger, zebra and giraffe.

Stuffed animals are always a great hit at a baby shower. I love this elephant rocking chair idea! Or you could also have a large giraffe at the entrance to really set the mood when guests arrive. Both also make great baby gifts once the wild one arrives!

Diaper cakes with a jungle theme

There are plenty of creative jungle theme diaper cakes on etsy but this one stands out for his simplicity and creativity. Another perfect accent for the popular golden safari baby showers.

It’s about to get wild! Featuring an ever so cute elephant, lion and giraffe, this diaper cake is sure to get the admiration of your guests.

So simple – safari themed food ideas!

How fun are these pretzel sticks with animal print patterns? You can find the basics on creating chocolate covered pretzels here . For the white chocolate, you’ll need some food coloring to create the giraffe, cheetah and tiger patterns. What’s even easier? Just order them from dalicakesweetshop and she will ship them to you!

This adorable tiger dip works perfectly for a jungle themed baby shower. Just cut up some red, orange and yellow peppers for the mane, arrange a few black olives for the face and crackers for the ears. You can use store bought dip or hummus – or if you’re feeling brave, you can create your own homemade hummus .

Ok – it really doesn’t get any easier than this to create a cute snack for your shower. Cheese cubes on a skewer with a little decorative jungle animal (or two) and a sign. These are poked into the side of a melon. Fun – and simple!

Love this pineapple palm tree! It looks pretty simple to do too – just stack up some pineapples (have a rod to hold them straight). Next add some palm leaves on the top. Lastly, surround the base with tropical fruit. So creative – and such a dramatic display!

Other fun food ideas for the party are:

Fruit skewers Sausage rolls Little Debbie Zebra cakes Finger sandwiches Animal crackers (make cute thank you favors as shown below)

Jungle Juice – fruity, flavorful and fun!

For drinks, what could be easier? Add some tropical fruit and ice to your water pitchers and you have instant jungle juice – perfect tropical drinks for the party. Super easy – and flavorful too!

Parties with a purpose!

Since you’re having an African theme, why not give the mom to be this so cute “ Save Elephants from Extinction ” from the Elephant Cooperation with cute mom and baby elephant. There’s also one for the kiddo with Jungle Love featuring two elephants with cute hearts. What’s more, this could be a great gift idea for the big brother or sister. Best of all, 100% of profits from the sales of the tees goes directly to protecting the gentle giants.  Buy a tshirt, save an elephant. ?

There are many more charitable organizations you can showcase at your party. I love this Wild in Africa store with beautiful bracelets. What’s more, they donate 50% of all profits to the charities such as the Wild Tomorrow Fund , the Rhino Rescue project and more!.

Free safari welcome poster printable

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This is such a cute saying on the favor tag – the sentiment is so sweet. It reads “Please light me up when you hear the news that baby Sawyer has made his debut. The flame will glow to celebrate little Sawyer’s arrival date.” It’s easy to do too … get your candle votives with lids ( or without lids ) next add some twine, punch a hole in your note card and lastly, add to your candle favors. You can customize the tags with your own wording or poem too!

The Thank You Card features the golden safari animals. What’s more, there’s plenty of room inside to add your special notes.

More Jungle safari ideas – Jungle themed balloons, Welcome Sign and Baby shower favors!

Did you know that you can create a Baby Registry on Amazon ? It’s super easy!

These baby shower favors from Kate Aspen are adorable too. Jungle shower candle animals 🙂

We hope you enjoyed our safari themed shower ideas! If you have photos or ideas to share, we’d love to hear them. If you’re still looking for party themes, we have plenty more too … our baby bee shower and forest animals just to name a few!

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ColleenMichele is a smile maker and graphic designer at colleenmichele.com. Her designs have been featured on national sites including Martha Stewart Wedding, Country Living Magazine, Bride’s Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Pop Sugar and BuzzFeed.

Reader Interactions

February 28, 2022 at 3:43 am

Hello. Can you tell me where I can get the elephant and giraffe cake toppers?

February 28, 2022 at 2:00 pm

Hi Ima! Those little cake toppers are so cute! You can find the cute toppers here.

February 9, 2023 at 3:17 pm

Do you know where I can get cutters or templates for fondant cut outs for the animals in the cake with the kangaroo?

February 11, 2023 at 2:25 pm

Hi Tracy – It appears that the templates were handmade with fondant. The cookie cutouts I’ve seen are similar – but not the same. There are a lot of cute ones out there though on etsy – you may find something you like!

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