I stole this recipe for Circus Animal Cookie Blondies from thecountrycook.net. These dessert bars are a delicious treat and are easy to make. Butter and sugar are creamed together until light and fluffy. Then eggs are added in with vanilla. Next flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda are mixed in a separate bowl. The dry ingredients are added to the wet ingredients. Chopped animal crackers and rainbow nonpareils are folded into the mix. Then the dough is pressed into a baking pan. The blondies are cooked until golden. Frosted animal crackers are main ingredient for these blondies, but you can use any animal crackers you prefer.

The ingredients for this recipe are: 1 cup butter, 3 cups granulated sugar, 4 large eggs, 4 tsp vanilla extract, 5 ⅓ cups flour, 2 tbsp cornstarch, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp salt, 4 cups chopped circus animal cookies and 4 tbsp rainbow nonpareils

Chop the animal crackers and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda.

Using an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add the eggs in one at a time, mixing well in between. Add in the vanilla and mix again.

Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until combined.

Then add in the nonpareils into the dough and mix.

Then fold in the chopped animal crackers.

Gently press the dough into the prepared baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 25 to 30 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean.

Once cool cut into square and drizzle with candy melts if desired.

If you liked this recipe for Circus Animal Cookie Blondies then you can also try Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies, Funfetti Gooey Bars Recipe, Circus Animal Puppy Chow or Circus Animal Sugar Cookies.

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Circus Animal Cookie Blondies

These dessert bars are a delicious treat and are easy to make. Butter and sugar are creamed together until light and fluffy. Then eggs are added in with vanilla. Next flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda are mixed in a separate bowl. The dry ingredients are added to the wet ingredients. Chopped animal crackers and rainbow nonpareils are folded into the mix. Then the dough is pressed into a baking pan. The blondies are cooked until golden.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Servings 18 people

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 ⅓ cups flour
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp salt
• 4 cups chopped circus animal cookies
• 4 tbsp rainbow nonpareils

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper. Using an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add the eggs in one at a time, mixing well in between. Add in the vanilla and mix again.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda.
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Add in the nonpareils into the dough and mix.
5. Fold in the chopped animal crackers.
6. Gently press the dough into the prepared baking pan.
7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean.