Best Yoda Cookies - Cute & Simple for May the 4th Day
Chew or chew not, there is no try. This easy step-by-step guide makes the cutest and best Yoda cookies on the block! Perfect for Star Wars Day or any time!
Equipment
- Cookies cutters -angel shaped or Yoda shaped
- Rolling Pin
- Baking sheets
- Parchment Paper
- Wire rack for cooling
Ingredients
- Premade cookie dough * find the one I use below
- Royal icing in green * black, and brown (homemade or premade)
- Flour for dusting work surface
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to the required temperature for your dough to bake.
- Lightly flour your work surface. Use a rolling pin to roll cookie dough until it is ¼" thick.
- Dip your cookie cutters in flour and begin to cut the dough. If using an angel shaped cutter like me, simply make a curved slice right under the angel head to create the shape of Yoda’s head. (See pictures).
- Move the headless angels to the prepared baking sheet and bake.
- Once baked, move the cookies to a wire rack and allow them to cool completely before decorating.
- When the cookies are cooled, begin outlining and decorating Yoda’s head with the green. Then, use the brown for his robe underneath Lastly, use a round tip or a piping bag to make two small circles on Yoda’s face for his eyes (once the green is dry; patience, young padawan!)
- Serve with a glass of milk or by themselves.
- ¡Buen provecho from The Happy Wookiee!
Notes
I use this sugar cookie recipe for the dough as it is delicious and requires no chilling or spreading. Still, feel free to use whatever your favorite recipe is! If you have any leftover dough, you can place it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for up to a couple of days.
You can make your own royal icing or buy it premade for ease. I like this easy royal icing recipe. It is easy and does not require pure icing sugar, eggs or meringue.
If you do not have brown icing, simply add equal parts red and green food coloring to the icing to make a beautiful brown.
If you really like to make cookies, check out these delicious Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookies with different fillings.