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Root Beer Float Cookie Cups
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Root Beer Float Cookie Cups

This Root Beer Float Cookies Cups recipe is perfect for summer! Make them with root beer buttercream frosting or with real ice cream and root beer for a fun dessert.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 24 cookie cups
Calories 279kcal

Ingredients

Cookie Cups

  • 16 oz sugar cookie dough (I used Pillsbury Ready-To-Bake sugar cookies)
  • 4 oz vanilla almond bark
  • 12 mini pretzels
  • Alternate Version: additional almond bark, vanilla ice cream, and root beer

Root Beer Buttercream Frosting

Instructions

Cookie Cups

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Coat silicone mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
  • Put one tablespoon of sugar cookie dough into each cookie cup. (This is one of the ready-to-bake segments.)
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes.
  • Allow the cookies to cool before removing from the pan.
  • While the cookies are cooling, make the buttercream frosting recipe below.
  • Break or cut the upper loops off of mini pretzels to use as handles.
  • Melt vanilla almond bark and attach a handle to the side of each cookie cup, holding them in place for several seconds. Set them in the mini muffin pan to harden.
  • Put a scoop of root beer buttercream frosting into each cookie cup and top with vanilla buttercream frosting.

Alternate Version

  • Coat the inside of each cookie cup with melted vanilla almond bark.
  • When ready to serve, put a tiny scoop of vanilla ice cream, about one teaspoon, into each cup.
  • Pour in some root beer and quickly enjoy! Pour in some root beer and quickly enjoy!

Root Beer Buttercream Frosting

  • Beat the butter and shortening until smooth and creamy.
  • Slowly mix in the powdered sugar one cup at a time.
  • Beat in the marshmallow cream, milk until light and fluffy.
  • Remove 1/2 cup of buttercream frosting and set it aside.
  • Stir the root beer concentrate into the remaining buttercream frosting.

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Notes

Nutrition facts calculated for original version. If making alternate version with ice cream and root beer, the nutrition facts will be different.

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
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