Easy Shark Cookies for a Birthday Party
There’s no better theme for a summer birthday than a beach party! And if you’re throwing a birthday party for your kid, you’re going to need some sweet treats to serve the guests at your celebration. With the help of these adorable shark cookies, you can put together a cute party snack perfect for any ocean themed celebration.
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From ocean themed birthday parties to summer snacks for your kids, there are so many great reasons to serve these adorable shark sugar cookies! And since they’re so simple to make, you can whip them up any time you need a cute treat for your kids.
And since these fun shark decorated sugar cookies are made with prepared cookie dough, they’re ready in a matter of minutes! Just bake the cookies, top with icing, and add your shark decorations on top.
Shark Cookies
Everyone at your summer party will love these adorable shark cookies! On top of being simple to make, they’re also so fun to eat!
But the best part about this easy recipe is that you don’t have to have any special decorating skills to make them! All you have to do is grab these ingredients and follow the simple instructions below.
- Sugar cookie dough. The base of these cookies is a sugar cookie. I like using premade Pillsbury sugar cookie dough that’s already portioned out. Since the cookies are circles, there’s no need to roll or cut them! Just bake and decorate!
- White icing. You can make things easy on yourself and use a jar of white icing or prepare your favorite white icing recipe from scratch. Once the icing is prepared, you’ll also need some blue food coloring to make it look like ocean water.
- Graham crackers. To turn your cookies into a beach, you’ll need some graham cracker sand! You can use premade graham cracker crumbs or make your own by crushing a few graham crackers.
- Gummy sharks. These cute rainbow gummy sharks are from Dollar Tree, but you can also find gummy sharks from Haribo in the candy section of most grocery stores.
How to Decorate Shark Cookies
You won’t believe how easy it is to make this adorable beach party food! And when you use premade cookie dough, they’re ready in a flash!
The first step to preparing these cute shark treats is to make the cookies. I used premade cookie dough to speed up the preparing process, but you can also bake your favorite sugar cookie recipe and make them from scratch.
Either way, you’ll need to make round sugar cookies and allow them to cool completely.
Once the cookies are cooled, it’s time to prepare your icing. If you’re making your frosting from scratch, prepare it according to the recipe instructions. After that, you can add the blue food coloring to give it the look of ocean water. I used three drops of blue gel food coloring to create a light blue color for the icing on my cookies.
After mixing up your icing, spread a layer over the top of each cookie. I like using a flat spatula to get a smooth spread over the top of each sugar cookie.
Next make your beachy sand by crushing some graham crackers. You can use a food processor or blender to finely chop the graham crackers. Or place the cookies in a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush the cookies into a fine crumb.
Now that you have your ocean and your sand ready to go, it’s time to create a beach for your sharks! Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over one half of each cookie. Lightly press the crumbs into the icing to ensure they stick, then lift up the cookie and lightly shake it to remove the extra crumbs from the top of each cookie.
After that, all that’s left to do is add a gummy shark to the top of each cookie to finish decorating!
Shark Cookies for a Party
These easy shark cookies are the perfect beach party food to serve your guests at any summer get together! And since they’re so simple to make, they’re going to be your go-to summer treat.
Whether you’re hosting a birthday or looking for a fun Bible School snack, these easy beach themed treats are perfect! And the best part about this recipe is that they can easily be adjusted. Try these recipe ideas to help you create a delicious dessert for any celebration:
- Make them gluten free. If you need a gluten free treat for your party, make this gluten free sugar cookie recipe, then decorate your beach treats with gluten free graham cracker crumbs and gummy sharks!
- Add some fish. If you want to add more decorations to the top of your cookies, why not add some fish? You can use graham cracker Goldfish or Swedish fish to give your cookies a fun ocean themed snack.
Easy Shark Cookies Recipe
Turn plain sugar cookies into adorable shark cookies using graham cracker crumbs and gummy treats with this simple party recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 package sugar cookie dough
- 1 container white icing
- Blue food coloring
- 4 graham crackers
- Gummy sharks
Instructions
- Bake the sugar cookie dough according to the package instructions. When the cookies are finished baking, transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
- Stir together the white icing and blue food coloring until your desired shade of blue is reached.
- Spread the icing evenly over the top of each cookie.
- Place the graham crackers in a bag and crush them into fine crumbs with a rolling pin.
- Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over half the cookie, then place one gummy shark on the other half of the cookie.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 22Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 17mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
