Shark Cookies
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These shark cookies are the ultimate summer treat…cute, beachy, and almost too fun to eat! Whip up a batch for your summer pool party, Shark Week, or anytime the kids are craving something sweet (and silly)
We’ve been having so much fun with these shark sugar cookies and they’re fintastic for Shark Week celebrations (sorry, couldn’t help myself)! With ocean-blue frosting, graham cracker “sand,” and gummy shark toppers, they’re just as fun to decorate as they are to eat.
They’re super easy to throw together too. I used premade cookie dough and store-bought frosting to keep things simple, then let the kids take over the decorating (which is honestly their favorite part). If you’re looking for a cute treat for your Shark Week watch party, these cookies are sure to be a hit!
Why We Love This Recipe
- Kid-Friendly – These beachy cookies are a fun way to get kids in the kitchen! They’ll love adding the graham cracker “sand” and gummy sharks. It’s like a craft and a snack in one.
- Easy – No fancy tools needed! With premade dough and frosting, just add food coloring and decorate.
- Adorable – Cute, colorful, and perfect for Shark Week, beach parties, or even a Baby Shark-themed bash!
Ingredients
- Sugar cookie dough
- White icing
- Blue food coloring
- Graham crackers
- Gummy sharks
How to Make Shark Cookies
Step 1: Break the cookies apart. Place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Step 2: Bake the dough according to the package instructions, then allow the cookies to cool completely.
Step 3: Place the graham crackers in a Ziploc bag and crush them into fine crumbs with a rolling pin. You can make it even easier by buying pre-crushed graham cracker crumbs.
Step 4: Add a few drops of blue food coloring to the white icing and mix to combine. Continue to add the food coloring a drop at a time until your desired shade of blue is reached. (We like to use the store bought icing but you can also make these with royal icing).
Step 5: Decorate the cookies with the blue frosting.
Step 6: Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over a quarter of each cookie. Place one gummy shark on the icing part of the cookie and enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
- You can replace the gummy sharks with Swedish fish, gummy starfish, a gummy life preserver, or other beach-themed gummies.
- Be careful not to add too much food coloring to the frosting. The color looks best when it’s a pastel shade. You can also add a drop of green to get a more realistic ocean color.
- Make this already simple recipe even easier by starting with store-bought sugar cookies. Or if you’re feeling ambitious, you can use your favorite sugar cookie recipe and make the cookies from scratch.
Store your decorated sugar cookies in an airtight container in the fridge. They should keep for about 3 days.
Sure – try Golden Oreos or Nilla wafers. Both will give you crumbs that look like sand and will be perfect for these cookies.
More Fun Cookie Recipes
- White Chocolate Baseball Cookies
- Unicorn Kiss Meringue Cookies
- Chocolate Bear Paw Cookies
- Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies
- Stuffed Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Shark Cookies
Equipment
- baking pan
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 4 graham crackers
- 16 ounces white icing
- Blue food coloring
- 24 Gummy sharks
Instructions
- Break the cookies apart and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Bake the sugar cookie dough according to the package instructions, then allow the cookies to cool completely.
- Place the graham crackers in a Ziploc bag and crush them into fine crumbs with a rolling pin.4 graham crackers
- Add a few drops of blue food coloring to the white icing and mix to combine. Continue to add the food coloring a drop at a time until your desired shade of blue is reached.16 ounces white icing, Blue food coloring
- Frost the cookies with the blue frosting.
- Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over a quarter of each cookie. Place one gummy shark on the icing part of the cookie and enjoy!24 Gummy sharks
Notes
- In a hurry? You can skip the baking altogether and use store-bought sugar cookies. On the flip side, you can bake these from scratch with your own favorite sugar cookie recipe.
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About Lisa O’Driscoll
Lisa O’Driscoll is a lifestyle and parenting expert, cookbook author, and the creative force behind Fun Money Mom, a popular blog she’s run since 2014. She’s the author of the children’s cookbook Roll It, Slice It, Mash It, Dice It, designed to get kids excited about cooking. With multiple TV appearances under her belt, she loves sharing her expertise on family-friendly recipes, creative DIYs, and party planning and is always on a mission to inspire and entertain!
