Today I'm sharing how to create Starfish Cookies. This is a fun and quick tutorial on decorating cookies which is super fun.
We really do love The Little Mermaid. I remember how excited Sylvia was when we met Ariel at Disneyland in Paris a few years ago. It was a fantastic experience. The Little Mermaid is a fantastic movie. I love the songs the music and this would make a great party theme for a child's birthday.
If you love this cookie recipe , you may want to try this Printable Starfish Craft too!
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💖 Why This Recipe Works
- Under-the-Sea Vibes: These vibrant star-shaped cookies are decorated with colorful royal icing to resemble starfish—perfect for an under-the-sea themed party!
- Creative Fun: A delightful activity for kids, allowing them to decorate their own starfish cookies with colorful icing and edible pearls.
- No-Bake Delight: Quick to make with minimal effort, these treats are as easy as they are enchanting.
🥚Ingredients
- 3 C flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 C soft unsalted butter
- 1 C granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- Cookie Cutter: starfish cutter
For the complete list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
🌈 Substitutions and Variations
Flavor Twist: Swap in shredded coconut for a tropical touch that fits the ocean theme.
Color Pop: Use natural food colorings like spirulina powder for green or beet juice for pink to add vibrant hues.
Mini Starfish: Opt for a smaller star-shaped cookie cutter to create bite-sized treats.
🔪How To Make starfish Cookies?
Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
-Add eggs...Continue to mix.
-Add the vanilla.. Continue mixing.
-Sift the four, baking soda, and salt together.
-Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
-Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
-Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
-Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
-Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
-Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
- Put flour out on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into
the batter. (if needed).
-Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
-Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
-Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie-sheet.
-Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
-Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely.
(About 10 minutes).
Once the cookies have cooled you can do the fun part, the icing.
🥚Icing Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1 C powder sugar
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
sky blue, purple, green and pink gel colours
5 piping bags with a number 2 tip
4 squeeze bottles
5 bowls to mix colours in Icing
Directions:-Combine all ingredients except the colours into a standing mixing bowl.
-Mix on medium speed onto stiff peaks form
-Divide the icing into the 5 bowls
-Add a color into 4 bowls, leaving the 5th one white, and mix them until they are the shades you want
-Scoop some of the color into the piping bags.
-add a 2 teaspoon of water to the colored icings to thin it out
-pour into squeeze bottles
🔪Decorating Directions
Outline a few starfish in the pink icing
Fill in with the thinner pink icing and let dry for 1 hour.
Using the white icing, add a big dot in the centre and small dots going down each 'arm'.
Using the pink icing in the piping bag, cover the face of the star with little pink dots.
Let dry for 3 hours before enjoying.
The end result is really fantastic and I think these would make a fantastic treat for a mermaid or under the sea themed party.
What do you think? Do you like these lovely "The Little Mermaid" themed star fish cookies? I do.
👩🍳 Expert Tips
- Chill the dough before rolling it out to keep the starfish shapes intact while baking.
- Use a light hand when piping to create delicate details that really pop.
- Let the decorated cookies dry completely before stacking to avoid smudging the icing.
💭 FAQs
They're vibrant, star-shaped sugar cookies decorated with colorful royal icing to resemble starfish—perfect for an under-the-sea themed party!
Mix butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla; sift in dry ingredients; chill dough; roll, cut, and bake. Once cooled, decorate with royal icing in pink, purple, green, and blue.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Absolutely! Feel free to use any colors you like to match your party theme or personal preference.
💖 Serving Suggestions
These are my favorite treats to serve with Little Mermaid Starfish Cookies:
Under-the-Sea Fruit Salad: Combine melon balls, blueberries, and grapes for a refreshing, ocean-inspired side dish.
Mermaid Punch: Mix lemon-lime soda with blue sports drink and a splash of pineapple juice for a fizzy, sea-blue beverage.
Starfish-Shaped Sandwiches: Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to make fun sandwiches filled with tuna or egg salad.
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Little Mermaid Starfish Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Cookie Cutter Starfish cutter
- 5 Piping Bags With A Number 2 Tip
- 4 Squeeze Bottles
- 5 Bowls To Mix Colors In The Icing
Ingredients
- 3 Cup Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Soda
- ½ tsp. Salt
- 1 Cup Soft Unsalted Butter
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
Icing Ingredients
- 2 Egg Whites
- 1 Cup Powder Sugar
- ½ tsp. Cream Of Tartar
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- Sky Blue, Purple, Green And Pink Gel Colors
Instructions
- Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
- Add eggs, continue to mix.
- Add the vanilla, ontinue mixing.
- Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
- Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
- Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
- Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
- Put flour out on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling pin, and work some flour into the batter. (if needed).
- Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
- Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a metal spatula, move the cut cookies to the parchment-lined sheet.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
- Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely.(About 10 minutes).
- Once the cookies have cooled, you can do the fun part, the icing.
To Make Icing:
- Combine all ingredients except the colours into a standing mixing bowl. Mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
- Divide the icing into the 5 bowls. Add a color into 4 bowls, leaving the 5th one white, and mix them until they are the shades you want.
- Scoop some of the color into the piping bags.
- Add 2 teaspoon of water to the colored icings to thin them out.
- Pour into squeeze bottles.
Decorating Directions:
- Outline a few starfish in the pink icing.
- Fill in with the thinner pink icing and let dry for 1 hour.
- Using the white icing, add a big dot in the centre and small dots going down each 'arm'.
- Using the pink icing in the piping bag, cover the face of the star with little pink dots.
- Let dry for 3 hours before enjoying, the end result is really fantastic!
Notes
- Chill the dough before rolling it out to keep the starfish shapes intact while baking.
- Use a light hand when piping to create delicate details that really pop.
- Let the decorated cookies dry completely before stacking to avoid smudging the icing.
These look amazing, I love the detailing. They look almost too good to eat! x
Thanks for the lovely comments Steph
My goodness these look so professional! My little girls birthday party is at the end of the month - these are perfect!
Thanks Amy 🙂
These starfish cookies are simply adorable! They certainly would be perfect for either an under-the-sea themed or Little Mermaid party. I bet Sylvia had a lot of fun helping you make these cookies.
Thanks Sarah. They are lovely.
I literally gasped when I saw the title of this post! I adore them!! Who doesn't love mermaid inspired goodies? I think they bring the magic back to every day treats. I think I may have to try these one day!
oH i'm glad you liked these. Thanks for your lovely comments.
These are so pretty. I've never made iced biscuits like this before I wonder if I will manage. You do make it look really easy which helps.
thanks Mel
These look so adorable, the detail is incredible...perfect for any princess 🙂
Thanks
These are an amazing back, vibrant colourful and I bet they taste great too 🙂 x
thanks MELANIE
Aww they are too cute. We love flooded biscuits but after all the faff I hate seeing them eaten lol
It's fun to do baking. 🙂
These cookies look so good! I would have loved making these as a kid!
The Little Mermaid is one of my all time favorites! What a fun project to do with kids .. I'll bookmark your recipe for the next time my grandson is visiting. What a fun (and colorful) way to spend an afternoon!
THANKS alISON
They look so delicious and beautiful! I love the colours!
How cute do these look!! The really do remind me of starfish and would grace any table. They look quite simple too, so would be good to try with the children x
Aww these adorable! Would be perfect for a little girl's birthday party : )
These look amazing, they're like a professional has done them!
So adorable! I love that you did a step by step with pictures.
They look really pretty!
Thanks
You've done such a good job with these and they look so tasty! I loved Little Mermaid when I was a kiddie! xxx
Wow, these look amazing! I don't know if I have the patience or artistic ability to pull these off, but I can try!
These are beautiful! My girls love helping out in the kitchen and these would be so much fun to make together.
THanks Yaya
I always wondered how people managed to ice biscuits without the icing pouring all over the place - now I know you have to do an outline first! Learn something new every day 🙂 x
great point. Using an outline does help!