Happy Birthday Donald! Today my #1 duck is celebrating his 86th birthday and I’m so excited to share these Donald Duck Butt Sundaes! These sundaes are super easy to make. They’re just ice cream, whipped cream, and duck feet shaped sugar cookies! Of course, you can also add your favorite ice cream toppings too!
I first saw sundaes similar to these in pictures from Tokyo Disneyland. I haven’t been to Tokyo Disney so I can’t say what they taste like, but I really liked the idea and decided to make a version of my own. For these sundaes, I used plain vanilla ice cream and white whipped cream as I wanted to color to match Donald’s feathers. You could also use another light colored ice cream like chocolate chip or white mint chip, or you could even just add the duck feet cookies to your favorite flavor.
To make the cookies, I started with my favorite sugar cookie recipe. They’re super easy to shape and taste great. To start, whisk the flour, salt, and sugar together in a small bowl. Set it aside, and beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat just until combined. Beat in a few drops of yellow food coloring. I used the yellow from this Wilton gel food coloring pack. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for an hour.
Once the dough has chilled, place it on a lightly floured surface and roll to 1/4-1/2 inch thickness. Cut into shapes using a cookie cutter. To make the duck feet shape, I used a small cutter that is part of a dinosaur set that I found on Amazon. I was very excited to find the set as I had been having a hard time finding the shape and size that I wanted and the cutter from this set was perfect!
Given the amount of cookie dough, I cut out 16 duck feet and then cut out the remaining dough as regular sized round sugar cookies.
Place the cut out cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet and place back in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. This will help them keep their shape while baking. Bake cookies at 350 F for five minutes or until the edges are just starting to turn golden brown. Let cool for two minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Then, assemble your sundae! Place a large scoop of ice cream into a blue bowl, add a dollop of whipped cream to make Donald’s tail, any other toppings, and then two duck feet cookies towards the bottom of the scoop to make Donald’s feet!
Enjoy these super fun Donald Duck Butt Sundaes! Happy Birthday Donald!
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Donald Duck Butt Sundaes
Ingredients
Sundaes
- vanilla or another light colored ice cream
- whipped cream
- favorite ice cream toppings
Duck Feet Cookies
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment
- small duck foot shaped cookie cutter
Instructions
Duck Foot Cookies
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In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.
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Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until combined. Add a few drops of yellow food coloring and beat until the color is mixed in.
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Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.
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Once dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and roll out to between ¼ inch and ½ inch thickness.
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Cut out cookies using a small duck foot shaped cookie cutter and transferred to prepared baking sheets.
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Chill cookies in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
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Bake for 5 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to turn golden brown.
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Cool cookies for 2 minutes on the baking tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Assembly
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Place a large scoop of ice cream in a bowl. Add a dollop of whipped cream to make Donald’s tail and add any additional toppings.
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Place two of the duck feet cookies towards the bottom of the ice cream scoop to make Donald’s feet.