Unicorn Poop

Kids will delight in these unicorn poop cookies formed with individually-colored strips of dough — because everyone knows unicorns poop rainbows!

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 232 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 24 drops assorted food coloring, or as desired
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon almond extract
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 3.5 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon silver candy decorating dragees, or as desired

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Combine butter, shortening, and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar and salt; beat until combined. Beat in egg and almond extract until well mixed. Gradually add flour, blending until dough is combined.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set and bottoms are light brown, 8 to 10 minutes; they will not spread very far. Cool on a wire rack.

Step 4

Gently press the ropes of 1 pile together and use your hands to roll the large multicolored 'rope' until round and smooth. Lengthen to 10 or 12 inches if desired. Cut in half. Use your hands to gently twist and roll both ends of each half in different directions. Use your imagination to coil rope pieces into the shape of unicorn poop. Repeat with remaining dough.

Step 5

Form dough into a ball with your hands. Stretch into a log shape and divide into 6 portions or 1 per each color you plan to use.

Step 6

Center 1 portion of dough on a large piece of plastic wrap. Poke a well into the center with your thumb. Add 3 drops food coloring into the well; fold dough over the coloring. Seal with the plastic wrap and knead food coloring into the dough, adding more food coloring if needed. Tint each remaining dough ball with a different color.

Step 7

Wrap and chill tinted dough in the refrigerator, about 1 hour.

Step 8

Divide each tinted dough ball into 8 equal pieces. Refrigerating the rest while you work, roll 1 piece out into a 6-inch rope over a waxed paper-lined or lightly floured surface. Repeat with remaining dough pieces, stacking 1 rope of each color into a pile to make 8 multicolored piles.

Step 9

Press silver candy dragées into dough pieces. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet.