Although I didn't plan on hosting a Cinco de Mayo party that year, I loved this idea and had a moment of 'why didn't I ever think of this!?' I saved the idea to my files to make after we knew some people in our new city/state that we had just relocated to, or for a birthday as a "pinata" birthday goodie.
If you by chance haven't seen the M&M stuffed cookies (although they are ALL over the internet so you'd have to try pretty hard not to, LOL) they are a multi-colored sugar cookie with a second for the back side and sandwiched in between them is a third cookie with the ears and feet cut off and used to hide the goodies inside.
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Photo's from the link above at SheKnows |
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- Mini M&M candies
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (frosting)
- 2 teaspoons milk (frosting)
Cream sugars with butter. Beat in eggs. Add oil. Combine dry ingredients together, and then gradually add them to the mixture. Mix in vanilla and almond extract.
Cover the layered dough and freeze for four hours or overnight. This is the perfect time to conserve your creative juices for what lies ahead.
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I haven't made these yet - the photo's are from the recipe link above |
Put the middle cookie on top of the frosting glue and add the M&Ms to the open center. Put another outline of frosting glue on the middle cookie and place the opposite-cut piñata cookie on top (so that the pretty side is facing out). Let these sit and harden for at least 30 minutes before you stand them upright.
As noted in the recipe above, you will need vibrant, gel food colors, not liquid. Liquid can't get as vibrant and for the amount you add, your dough becomes too sticky and wet.
I found these on Amazon. They are highly rate and are the Americolor Soft Gel Paste Student Kit- Culinary Academy 1st Choice!
Now for the cutter's! This is the cookie cutter most of my visitor's end up purchasing; It's the first Choice of most of my readers...
Copper! This cookie cutter is most beloved. A little more expensive, but it's copper, handmade in the USA and is large enough to not only tell it's a donkey, but works for the Pinata cookies as there is room to stuff them!
- Handmade in the USA from timelessly beautiful solid copper, this cookie cutter is a work of exceptional quality and durability. Sizes may vary slightly due to the handcrafted nature of this product. One side of the copper is tightly folded over for safety and stability.
- In business since 1983, we have served well over 100,000 customers who've discovered the timeless value of our superbly made, high quality, beautiful copper cookie cutters.
- Apart from the actual bending of each cookie cutter, each of our cookie cutters undergo a 15-step manufacturing process overseen by our Coppersmith Ray Braman. This process is designed to ensure every cutter that leaves our workshop is of the highest quality. These production qualities are very unique, and quite extraordinary given the many shapes, sizes, and categories of copper cookie cutters we offer.
- Our copper cookie cutters are hand-formed, hand-soldered, and marked with our "Maker's Mark". The maker's mark dates back to the early middle ages when metal craftsmen marked each piece they created with a distinctive symbol, much like an artist signs a finished painting.
- Because of the attention to quality in making this cookie cutter, we generally cannot undercut the prices of the more common foreign made or lighter weight copper cookie cutters on the market.
Democratic Donkey Cookie Cutter
- Made of tin wth sturdy handle
- Colorful card with cookie recipe included
- Great also for brownies and finger sandwhiches
- Made in the USA!
These not in my top choices at all for pinata cookies because they are so tiny however, if you need to make donkey cookies for a barnyard party, a democrat political event or yes... even pinata cookies with just a tiny bit of 'candy stuffing' these would do on a very tight, small budget. And admittedly, I'm usually in that very tight, small budget crowd!!
- Made in the USA
- Cookie cutter measures approx. 3"
- Made of tin plated steel
- Great for cookies, sandwiches, brownies . . .
- Tinplated steel
- Wipe with damp cloth to clean
- Heavy duty, not flimsy
- Great for cutting cookie dough, craft clay, soft fruits.
- Not Dishwasher safe
