Sand Dollar Cookies with cinnamon sugar are super easy to make, and the perfect way to celebrate summer. They're just as much fun as a day at the beach!
Cinnamon Sugar Sand Dollar cookies will soon become your favorite summer cookie! They're super cute, and they never fail to put a smile on everyone's face!
Share them with your family. Share them with your friends. Share them with your coworkers. Just share them!
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The ingredient list:
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- butter
- powdered sugar
- eggs
- pure vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- granulated sugar
- sliced almonds
Kitchen tools and equipment needed:
- hand mixer or stand mixer
- mixing bowls
- measuring cups and spoons
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- pastry brush
- 3" round cookie cutter
- rolling pin
- cooling rack
- plastic wrap
Can these easy rolled cookies be frozen?
YES! They can either be frozen before baking, or after.
How to freeze the rolled cookies before baking:
Divide the prepared dough in half and shape each half into a flattened disc of approximately 1" thickness.
Wrap each disc very well with plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
To bake after freezing, thaw the dough and proceed with the recipe as written.
How to freeze the sand dollar cookies after baking:
Either wrap them very well with plastic wrap, stacked, or place the cookies in an air-tight freezer container and freeze for up to 6 months.
The easy instructions:
- Separate the eggs as instructed in the recipe.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
- Add the eggs as instructed and blend.
- Add the dry ingredients and blend until a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough in half and wrap with plastic wrap.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough to ⅛" thickness and cut with round cookie cutter.
- Brush the cutout cookies with egg whites.
- Sprinkle the cookies with cinnamon sugar.
- Add sliced almonds and bake.
Additional fun summertime cookie recipes:
*Pink Lemonade Cookies (pictured below)
Pink Lemonade Cookies are perfect for any summer party, or colorful celebration.
*Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies
Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies are just what you’re craving when you need a little something sweet, and a little something rich and buttery.
*Patriotic Cream Cheese Cookies (pictured below)
Patriotic Cream Cheese Cookies are light, tender, and delicious. With only a handful of ingredients, you can adapt these cookies to fit any number of holidays!
*Sand Dollar Cookies (pictured below) THIS IS THE PLACE!!
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Sand Dollar Cookies
Equipment
- hand mixer optional
- stand mixer optional
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs whole
- 2 eggs separated (reserve the egg whites)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour plus additional for rolling
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and powdered sugar for at least 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add in the 2 whole eggs, 2 egg yolks, and vanilla. Blend until well combined.
- Slowly blend in the salt, flour, and baking powder (remember to scrape down the sides of the bowl) until a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap.
Chill the dough for at least 20 minutes. - Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 Celsius)
- Roll the chilled dough to approximately ⅛" thickness on a lightly floured surface.
- Use a 3" round biscuit or cookie cutter to cut circles out of the dough.
- Place the circles onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Re-roll the dough scraps and continue rolling and cutting circles.
- Continue the same process with the other half of the frozen dough.
- In a small bowl, mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Use a pastry brush to brush the cut cookies with the beaten reserved egg whites.
- Place 5-6 almond slices (in a star pattern) on the top of each cookie and liberally sprinkle each cookie with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
- Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Rotate the cookie sheets and continue baking for an additional 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
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Cindy says
I'm making these for a beach visit next weekend! Can I make them a day or two in advance without them going crumbly? tysm
Renée says
Hello, Cindy. You won't have any problems.
Enjoy the cookies...and the beach!
Take good care,
Renee
Melissa Bailey says
You guys went all out! Loved, loved all the details and the theme. The whole pig roast was my favorite and of course those cookies with a flower like look. Very cool!
Nancy Piran says
It is very tough to be a party host and you did a fantastic job at all of the decorations! It looks like it was so much fun! These cookies are perfect for the theme!
Kim Bee says
How fun is this.... I love a great luau. These cookies are amazing. I can't wait to try these.
Susan says
Wow! Renee your backyard is incredible! So, how does one get an invite to your next party? That's assuming you've recovered from this one. So much fun and these cookies are perfect!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
OH my...that party looks like so much fun!! I love the cookies - so perfect for the theme!
Martha @ A Family Feast says
What a great party - and I'd make these cookies even if I wasn't throwing a luau!
Lana says
What a party! I used to love throwing big parties like that for our friends but since we moved away a few years ago, we just don't have that close circle of folks any more. For me, cleaning up after was always the worst part 🙂 The sand dollar cookies were absolutely perfect for the occasion!
The Food Hunter says
You sure know how to do a party!! I love the tiki bar
Savory Experiments says
What am amazing looking party! Sand dollar cookie remind me of childhood and my grandmother, I haven't made them in ages and don't even know where her recipe is. I'll have to give yours a try!
Claire Volkman says
What a fun party!! And I get like that all the time (needing to refocus). It's just so hard to believe It's mid-august!