Can we all just take a moment and agree that these Llama Cookies are just about the cutest things, ever? And even though they’re making my heart happy just by looking at them, I know that my tummy will be even happier when I get to eat them as well.
If you’re looking for the cutest llama sugar cookies for any special occasions, you just can’t pass up the chance to make these!
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Crazy Cute Llama Cookies
I’ve pretty much been a fan of llamas my whole life. What’s not to love about them? They’re adorable and they’ve always got that “messy hair, don’t care” look about them that is a motto for most of us moms out there.
And I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not…but these Christmas llama cookies aren’t just llamas, they’re so much more! They’re llamacorns and they’re about to take the world by storm.
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What are llamacorns?
I get it. I honestly didn’t know what they were right off the top of my head, either. But a llamacorn is a cross between a llama and a unicorn. See that tiny little unicorn horn on the head of these delicious llama cookies? Llamacorns are the perfect combination of two cool animals!
(and if you’re wondering where to buy llama cookies, you can order them off Etsy as well! Just throwing it out there in case you don’t have time to whip this up right now!)
Where can I find a llama cookie cutter?
Thank goodness for Amazon! It’s no secret that they literally have everything and there’s no shortage of llama cookie cutters on there as well.
Just give yourself a couple of days to have it delivered and you’ll be baking these Llama Sugar Cookies in no time at all.
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How to make llama cookies
Get ready to fall in love with baking all over again with this simple cookie recipe!
Ingredients needed to make these adorable llama cookies:
Cookies
- 1 cup coconut oil, room temperature
- 1 cup aquafaba, about 1/2 cup or 2 eggs (I ran out of eggs so I used bean juice)
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, clear
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 cups flour
Icing
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup aquafaba (or 2 egg whites)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Red gel food coloring
- Black gel food coloring
- Green gel food coloring
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Recipe to make these Christmas Llamas:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Grab your sugar and oil and cream together with your mixture. Then, add in your aquafaba (or eggs–again, I was just out of them) and your vanilla extract.
Take your flour and baking powder and whisk them together in a separate bowl. Once done, combine with the sugar mixture that you previously made. Add in 1/3 increments and mix.
Be aware that the dough will look a bit crumbly. This is okay. Just take it and dump it out onto parchment paper (this can’t be skipped!) and work it.
Take the dough and roll it to be about 1/4 inch thick. They really can’t be any thinner than that or they will crack and break.
Take your llama cookie cutter and start to cut out your cookies. Save any of the excess dough and use that to make a triangle for the unicorn corn. (This is the step that turns your llama into a llamacorn!)
When it’s time to move your cookies, don’t try to move them one by one. Instead, pick up the entire parchment paper sheet and move them that way.
Put your cookies in the oven and bake them for 10 minutes. They won’t turn brown just make certain to take them out at 10 minutes.
Let them continue to cool on the parchment paper.
Decorated Llama Cookies
To make the frosting, combine all the icing ingredients and beat on low.
Take 1/6 of the icing and set it in a bowl, then repeat that for two more bowls. (You should have three separate bowls of smaller amounts of icing.)
You’ll have a larger portion of icing leftover, don’t color it. This is going to be the main color for the llamas.
Take one of the smaller portions of icing bowls and add in 3-ish drops of red food coloring. Stir. You’re wanting it to be a pink color. Place in an airtight container once done.
Do the same for the other two small bowls except in one bowl add 3-ish drops of green food coloring and the other 5-ish drops of black food coloring.
Take your white icing from the larger bowl and put in your decorating bag with your smallest round tip.
Outline the outer edge of each cookie except for the area on the back of the llama where the blanket is going to be. Then, fill in the body of the llama and cover the entire area.
This icing will then need to dry for 2-3 hours.
Once dry, take your pink icing and outline the blanket area on the llama’s back. Fill in with the pink.
Keep using the pink icing and make a tiny line inside the ears and a “necklace”. You can even add in some sprinkles for the necklace if you want.
Take your gray icing and make a muzzle on the center of the face.
Allow this icing to dry for 2-3 hours.
Once dry, take your green icing and add on your dots and detail to the blanket.
Then, take a small bit of the edible glitter and mix with a tiny drop of vanilla in a bowl.
Paint the horn and hooves with that mixture.
Allow drying for 2-3 hours.
Take your black edible marker and draw on the face.
Crazy Cute Llama Cookies
These llama cookies are just the best!
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut oil, room temperature
- 1 cup aquafaba, about 1/2 cup or 2 eggs (I ran out of eggs so I used bean juice)
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, clear
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- Icing
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup aquafaba (or 2 egg whites)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Red gel food coloring
- Black gel food coloring
- Green gel food coloring
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Grab your sugar and oil and cream together with your mixture. Then, add in your aquafaba (or eggs--again, I was just out of them) and your vanilla extract.
Take your flour and baking powder and whisk them together in a separate bowl. Once done, combine with the sugar mixture that you previously made. Add in 1/3 increments and mix.
Be aware that the dough will look a bit crumbly. This is okay. Just take it and dump it out onto parchment paper (this can't be skipped!) and work it.
Take the dough and roll it to be about 1/4 inch thick. They really can't be any thinner than that or they will crack and break.
Take your llama cookie cutter and start to cut out your cookies. Save any of the excess dough and use that to make a triangle for the unicorn corn. (This is the step that turns your llama into a llamacorn!)
When it's time to move your cookies, don't try to move them one by one. Instead, pick up the entire parchment paper sheet and move them that way.
Put your cookies in the oven and bake them for 10 minutes. They won't turn brown just make certain to take them out at 10 minutes.
Let them continue to cool on the parchment paper.
Decorated Llama Cookies
To make the frosting, combine all the icing ingredients and beat on low.
Take 1/6 of the icing and set it in a bowl, then repeat that again for two more bowls. (You should have three separate bowls of smaller amounts of icing.)
You'll have a larger portion of icing leftover, don't color it. This is going to be the main color for the llamas.
Take one of the smaller portions of icing bowls and add in 3-ish drops of red food coloring. Stir. You're wanting it to be a pink color. Place in an airtight container once done.
Do the same for the other two small bowls except in one bowl add 3-ish drops of green food coloring and the other 5-ish drops of black food coloring.
Take your white icing from the larger bowl and put in your decorating bag with your smallest round tip.
Outline the outer edge of each cookie with the exception of the area on the back of the llama where the blanket is going to be. Then, fill in the body of the llama and cover the entire area.
This icing will then need to dry for 2-3 hours.
Once dry, take your pink icing and outline the blanket area on the llama's back. Fill in with the pink.
Keep using the pink icing and make a tiny line inside the ears and a "necklace". You can even add in some sprinkles for the necklace if you want.
Take your gray icing and make a muzzle on the center of the face.
Allow this icing to dry for 2-3 hours.
Once dry, take your green icing and add on your dots and detail to the blanket.
Then, take a small bit of the edible glitter and mix with a tiny drop of vanilla in a bowl.
Paint the horn and hooves with that mixture.
Allow drying for 2-3 hours.
Take your black edible marker and draw on the face.
Nutrition Information
Yield 18 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 388Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 10gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 21mgSodium 68mgCarbohydrates 65gFiber 1gSugar 48gProtein 3g
Farah Zeb is a mother of five, including two children with special needs. She shares practical parenting tips and resources to help other families navigate daily challenges and create supportive, nurturing environments.
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