Galletas Animalitos (Mexican Iced Animal Biscuits)

Name: Galletas Animalitos (Mexican Iced Animal Biscuits)
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 100g unsalted butter, softened; 100g caster sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp whole milk; 150g icing sugar, sifted; 0.5 tsp beetroot powder, for natural pink colour; 2 tbsp water

Sweet vanilla animal biscuits glazed in pink icing, a childhood favourite in Mexican bakeries.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.13 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

12 biscuits

Ingredients

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250 gplain flour
1 tspbaking powder
100 gunsalted buttersoftened
100 gcaster sugar
1egg
1 tspvanilla extract
1 tbspwhole milk
150 gicing sugarsifted
½ tspbeetroot powderfor natural pink colour
2 tbspwater

Method

1
Beat the butter and caster sugar until pale. Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk.
2
Stir in the flour and baking powder to make a soft dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
30 min
3
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Roll the dough to 5 mm thick and cut out shapes with small animal cutters.
4
Place on lined trays and bake for 9 to 11 minutes until just starting to colour at the edges. Cool on a rack.
10 min
5
Mix the icing sugar, beetroot powder and water to a thick, smooth icing.
6
Brush or dip the cooled biscuits in the icing and leave to set for 30 minutes.

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