Root Beer Float Cookie Cups
This Root Beer Float Cookie Cups recipe is perfect for summer! Make with root beer buttercream frosting or vanilla ice cream and root beer.
Servings 24 cookie cups
Calories 317kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Cookie Cups
- 16 oz sugar cookie dough I used Pillsbury Ready-To-Bake sugar cookies
- 4 oz vanilla almond bark
- 12 pretzel twists
Root Beer Buttercream Frosting
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoon root beer concentrate I used McCormick
- ½ cup marshmallow cream
- 1 tablespoon milk
Ice Cream and Root Beer Version
- 4 oz almond bark
- ½ cup vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup root beer
Instructions
Cookie Cups
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Coat the 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.
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.
Ice Cream and Root Beer 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 serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie cup | Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
