Animal Crackers

For these wonderful, wholesome little animal crackers I use the same recipe as the graham cracker recipe, and  they are delicious.  They are a healthy cookie for the little ones, but don't loose any part of "delicious" by their being healthy... it is hard to eat only a few.  Be sure to try both the original graham flavor, and the chocolate, which I think is my favorite (but I'm not completely sure... and don't want to commit myself to that statement yet... because..... what if I change my mind?).

 Enjoy the recipe, and Click here for the Animal Cracker Tea Party

Ingredients

2 1/4 whole wheat flour

1/2 cup dehydrated cane juice (also known as Rapadura or Sucanat found in health food store)

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

4 Tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 stick butter

1/4 cup water

For Chocolate Grahams, add 1/3 cup cocoa

Instructions

1.  Preheat oven to 350*.

2.  Melt butter in a saucepan.

3.  Stir in water, vanilla and honey. Set aside

4.  In a mixing bowl stir together dry ingredients.

5.  Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until you form a ball.

6.  Roll out to about 1/4 of an inch on parchment paper or lightly floured surface.

7.  Cut animal shapes with cookie cutters.  Place on parchment lined cookie sheet.

8.   Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

9.  Turn off oven and leave crackers in oven 3-5 minutes longer if you like to crisp

     them up. 

10.  Ice them, or serve them as is.

Icing

1      cup organic powdered sugar

2 -3 Tablespoons milk

1     teaspoon Vanilla

Stir together until blended if the frosting is too thick, add a little more milk.  I like it to be able to be dripped and drizzled over the cookie.  

Chocolate Animal Crackers.... with a few airplanes :)