Unicorn Poop!

Magically Delicious!  Unicorns may manage their elusiveness but they left behind some fanciful evidence of their existence and I was able to recreate their leavings.  

This unicorn poop, in reality, has a funny story.  I told my mom that I was making some "Unicorn Sneezes" and she said "when are you going to make your unicorn sh*t?"  And then it hit me...Great idea, Mom!  It will take a dirty spin and become unicorn poop, instead!  She doesn't want the credit for encouraging me,  but I still thank her.  Haha.  BTW:  These things are sparkly to the max.  Even more-so than ANY art project.  I wish that the video would have captured the magic.  *cry*

The real deal - it's made of sugar cookies, rainbow dragees, rainbow star sprinkles, white sparkle gel, and rainbow disco dust.

Enjoy! <3

Step 1 Ingredients

I'll attach a photo of the recipe, so make note of what you have or need from that list!

Now - on the sparkly side:

*Disco Dust, Rainbow - $8
*Wilton's Sparkle Gel, white - $4
*Rainbow Dragees - $8
*Star Sprinkles - $2
*Food Coloring, Standard + Neon - $7
(You can never buy too much food coloring.) 
*Cheap Paint Brush

The amount of poops that you will get from this recipe depend on how big your unicorn is.

Comments

[thefem]

Made these with my 4 year old son (he thought it was the coolest thing ever btw) for a friends BBQ and they were sooo yummy also followed the little notes in the margin of your cookbook and they were a huge hit with the adults and kids alike! thanks so much for making me the coolest mom ever xD

[diannarreah]

Making these was so much fun! LOVED IT!
I used the lemon flavoring and it was deelish! The cookies themselves were so yummy and moist. I wasn't able to find the shiny ball thingies in rainbow colors so i just used sprinkles instead.
Thank you so much for sharing!

[allikf]

These were too fun. I just used the color and candies that I had in the house (and mine totally spread) but I added a bunch of meyer lemon zest and they taste really good. Taking them to a bake sale at a gay pride event. I hope they are a hit.

[Sheelanagig42]

While I have a morbid aversion to food coloring, you have utterly *enchanted* me with both your creativity and commitment. With Valentine's Day coming up, I'd like to try to make "Dragon Poop" with my 4 year old son. I'm thinking the beet-based "natural" red food dye, swirled with a brown cocoa/chocolate dough, filled with cinnamon red hots and some sparkly stuff.

Wheat flour is not my usual go-to for baking, I'm always inviting exotic flies and moths into my home with sorghum, buckwheat, rice, tapioca flour. Not to mention how sticky my counters are with agave nectar and rice syrup.

But I can't imagine these cookies working without using the Old School, colon-clogging, diabetes-causing deliciousness of sugar and butter.

I'll need to make them smaller, too since little kids will be eating them.

And advice or direction you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[ComiGirl]

I saw your recipe and had to try it. Here are my results.
My boyfriend couldn't figure out what i was making, but when i was done, he was like, "What the -...!" Anyway it was fun and i have all the pictures on my blog, check it out: http://comigirl.com/magazine/tribbles/unicorn-poop/

[tn.]

oh, come, now - anybody who's lost a welly in a pasture knows it ain't poop unless it's formed a big, flat, sticky mess!

[kristylynn84]

love it!!! :D now, can't you see how much prettier they are in person, versus in the photos? crazy, huh? I love your hearts, too :D :D thanks for posting thisss!!!

[ComiGirl]

Pictures do not do these cookies justice! Thank you for sharing the recipe, they were so much fun to make!

[ravenking]

Gotta try these. Fantastic! :)

[nayohme]

I havn't tried it yet, but this recipe claims to hold its shape and not spread:

6 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
2 cups butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract or desired flavoring
1 tsp. salt

If you try it before me, let me know how well it held the shape of your poops :)

it also says to bake at 350° for 8-10 mins.

[GainEnergy]

FUN Colorful!!! I wish I had seen when my kids were a lot younger! I have already bookmarked this one whenever a chance comes up for me to bake this! Thanks for sharing!

[shellerae]

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[shellerae]

Woo Hoo ok so it mostly worked.

They spread more than I wanted but overall a win!

[kristylynn84]

wow, that's so crazy that they spread so much!? can't believe it! but they look like a color explosion :D :D adorable!!

[shellerae]

Unicorn Poop Raw

[PeebeeMD]

You may want to use rubber gloves for this part if you want to spread the color evenly through the dough without staining your hands and fingernails. Oops... Also, I couldn't find the neon food coloring, so I just did the combos on the back of the package, and was able to make orange and purple without any trouble. Saves buying one pack of food coloring that you might not use that much.

[PeebeeMD]

I divided the colored dough in half and returned half to the refrigerator. I pinched out at least 12 little balls of each color, with a few extra in some colors, which I also returned to the fridge. Then I made each cookie all at once, by rolling out each ball into a snake, and then putting the six snakes together. Then I had 12 similarly sized cookies, and didn't have some colors disintegrating or drying out. I also didn't need to use extra flour that way -- just rolled them out on my silicon cookie sheet liner.

[PeebeeMD]

I recommend putting your timer on the earliest setting for the cookies, taking them out and putting on the dragees, then returning to the oven for a couple more minutes. They bake into the cookies a little better that way. On my first batch, when I waited until the end, putting them in dented the cookies more.

[PeebeeMD]

With an adequate coat of this, you might not even need the disco dust (which is pretty expensive and harder to use.) I also used the brush to pick up and push in the stray dragees which had rolled off, using this stuff to cement them in.

[PeebeeMD]

I went crazy by not picking out the stars, and just scattering a bunch. They might not look as pretty, but it saved some time.

[PeebeeMD]

I used a separate brush, dipped it into the disco dust, and jiggled the brush to sprinkle it. It worked pretty well, and at least I didn't have it all over my fingers (wish I could say the same for the food coloring!)

[kittygirl991]

I made these, but i had to work out what american "cups" measurment meant in england...anyway.... Since i live in england ive never heard of this "glitter gel" or the disco dust stuff, and nor neon food colouring... Anyway, its tastes disgusting is all i can say! it looks good though ;)

[ejohnson9]

I'm trying to make these tonight, but I'm using a gluten-free cookie recipe.

[amenhotep4]

I was just thinking the same thing!! I usually use the Arrowhead Mills gf recipe (white rice flour based) Do you have a recipe that holds shapes well?
A bit worried about the sprinkles, though. Hooray for paranoia!

[Luneowl]

Either get a really high quality brush or use a foam brush because the gel was sticky enough to pull the bristles out of the cheap brush that I used.

[Luneowl]

I made a batch of these a few days ago and when I got to this step I poured the glitter into a little lemon extract (I was out of lemon juice) and used the sparkle gel brush to apply it. Had to let them dry overnight but it worked really well!

[kristylynn84]

well, my poopies didn't make it into the finalists for the contest, but at least they made lots of smiles :D <3

[sherrycayheyhey]

I'm shocked by this! When I first saw these I showed my boyfriend and said that those were going to win for sure. I just saw the winners and was surprised to not see these poops there then I checked the finalists and was stunned. It just saddens me that something as whimsical as unicorn poop wasn't showed any love by the judges. Though it won't win you any prizes, Unicorn Poop is my favorite entry in the contest.

[lmnopeas]

Awesome! I showed my 4 yr. old and he freaked out. Can't wait to try these! Thanks for sharing.

[firefly68]

I just want to add my two cents about how creative, funny, and clever this 'ible is! I have to find some little kids to make these for. I voted for you, hope others will too, one of the best I've ever seen. Good luck!

[RhiannonN]

I have always told people that life isn't all about unicorns sh*tting rainbows and butterflies! When my husband saw this he said I must check it out immediately. Now, I have an instructables account and I'm gonna cook up some awesomeness in the form of Unicorn Poop! I guess this life can be about unicorns pooping rainbows and butterlies...now my life is complete... :o)

[firefly68]

RhiannonN--butterfly sprinkles!! http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_13?url=search-alias%3Dgrocery&field-keywords=butterfly+sprinkles&sprefix=butterfly+spr%2Caps%2C367

[kristylynn84]

hahahah it's always true!! :D :P

[sneakyfox]

hehehehe, "poop snakes"

[dorikuhn]

Or if you're lazy (like me) you can skip the sparkly stuff and just add some cocoa powder to the dough & have Dog Sh*t. Great treat for the humans at dog birthday parties. And yes, I have birthday parties for my dogs.

[bweis13]

Don't worry, we have birthday parties for our dogs too. The best one is always for the dalmation with oreo ice cream and a black and white theme. Much easier than the other two, so the dog poop is a great idea for the dessert for the two other parties!

[Madia4589]

I read that the disco dust, while non toxic is not supposed to be edible. That its made from finely ground plastic.... Any recommendations for a safer option?

[DesignerUserName]

It's all edible. They use it on "Cupcake Wars" all the time.

[Ward_Nox]

clear crystal sugar

[rcisneros]

While I'm not advocating eating plastic by any means, technically if it's not toxic, it should mean that when you eat it it will pass through your system, without leeching out any toxic, substances.
kind of like eating a rock. That being said, I'd say look for a better alternative than eating plastic.