We first met the Minions when we watched the debut of Despicable Me a few years ago. They were the servants of the villain Gru and their loyalty and dedication to him never faltered. This summer, we learn about their origins and the backstory about how they came to be the sidekicks of such an infamous super villain in the new Minions movie.
Narrated by Geoffrey Rush, we learn how the Minions evolved over the centuries throughout their quest for new evil masters to serve. Along the way, they encounter notable historical figures and find themselves in comical situations that we have come to expect from them since we met them years ago.
As a result of their new movie, adorable Minions-inspired DIY crafts and recipes have begun to pop up all over the place. My contribution to the new Minions craze are these delicious Minions Sugar Cookies. They are the perfect snack for enjoying after school or for serving at your child’s next birthday party.
Easy minion sugar cookie decorating-
You will need-
- Your freshly baked sugar cookies (or save a step, most grocery stores carry pre-baked)
- Yellow, black, white fondant
- Candy smiles (available at your local craft store)
- Rolling pin
- Parchment paper
- Canning lid (or round cookie cutter)
- 2 metal frosting tips (to use as circle cookie cutter)
- Knife
- New clean paint brush
- Small cup of water
Directions-
1. Roll your package of yellow fondant into a ball, then roll flat
2. Roll about 1/4 of your black fondant package (size of a golf ball) into a ball, then roll flat, and set aside
3. Roll about 1/8 of your white fondant package (size of a ping pong ball) into a ball, then roll flat, and set aside
4. Use your canning lid as a cookie cutter on your yellow fondant to make a perfect circle, smooth out the edges with your finger, and set onto cookie
5. Now using your frosting tips as cookie cutters, cut out the eyes from your white fondant and smooth out the edges
6. To stick the eyes onto the yellow fondant use a new clean paintbrush and water (this will work as glue)
7. Now flip your circle frosting tip over to use as a cookie cutter to cut out the center of the eyes on your black fondant, then stick onto white eyes using your water and paintbrush
8. Now rolling your black fondant into small skinny snakes
9. Wrap your skinny snake like pieces around the eyes to look like goggles
10. Using your skinny snake like pieces also for smiles and hair
11. If you have your candy smiles, add to a few of the minions
12. Now enjoy!
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I would love to go see Mocking Jay part 2 with my friends and family. We all love the Hunger games. It would be fun to take my older sister when she comes back from college.
I don’t think I’d have the patience to make those cookies but they sure are cute. Not sure which movie, if any, I will go to see this year–I rarely go to the movies–maybe one of the Disney ones!!
I want to see Inside Out.
These cookies are cute! The girls are looking forward to seeing Inside Out.
There are several I want to see. Kids still want to see Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Those are the cutest cookies ever. We are totally Minion obsessed in our house – my boys would love these.
I am looking forward to the new Ghostbusters!!
I want to see Inside Out. I think my grandson would really like it. I heard its a good movie.
I’m nervous that mine won’t turn out nearly as cute as yours, but I’ll give it a try.
My kids are really excited to see the new Fantastic Four movie but I heard it was terrible.
We haven’t seen Minions yet and know the kids would love it! So would we!!
We want to go see Inside Out because we have been hearing great reviews of the movie
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I want to see Ricki and the Flash with my friends. It looks like just the kind of movie we enjoy.
My family wants to see Minnions. We still havent seen it.
Thank you!
Those sugar cookies look so yummy! Any kid would go crazy at the sight of them. Minions are the “in” thing for kids nowadays. Thanks for sharing! Love your talent for crafts!
I want to see the interesting movie called the The Man From U.N.C.L.E that is coming out this month. It looks like a lot of fun!
My kids and I would like to see Hotel Transylvania 2. We really enjoyed the first one and have seen the sequel’s trailer, which looks fun.
I would like to see Inside Out with my kids. Fandango will help me get tickets so I don’t have to wait in line.
I want to see Minions. I love these little guys.
I’d like to see the new Mission Impossible movie. Thanks so much.
I want to take my daughter to see the new Ghostbusters movie.
we want to see Shaun the Sheep !
I took my boys to see their first movie theater movie a few weeks ago, we can’t wait to go again! I was shocked at how expensive it was to take everyone, it was $40 + dollars and around $20 for snacks. We can’t wait to see the Disney Dino movie coming out in November.
We want to see Shaun the Sheep! My family is huge Nick Park, Wallace & Gromit fans so we’ve been waiting for this films release! 🙂
I want to see Inside Out with the kiddies,it looks so cute!
These are adorable! I love them! They look really easy to make as well, maybe I’ll just make them for the fun of it
We want to see Fantasic four. I would take my husband and my two youngest kids
Oh my goodness, these cookies turned out so cute! I don’t know if I would be able to bring myself to eat them!
They are adorable aren’t they? I love their smiles!
I would love to take my family to see Inside Out because it looks so cute and it is appropriate for young kid.
Adorable!
I knew I should have not skipped lunch today. That looks really good.
Those are super-cute! I’ve never seen sugar cookies decorated with fondant before!
The cookies are so cute. I would love to take the kids to watch the minions movie. Thank you!
We would love to see Inside Out. Because I want to show my kids this colorful rendition of a girl’s life events.
Those are so adorable, you did a great job!! I’m not so sure mine would be that good as I’m not that crafty in the kitchen. Seems easy enough though, thank you for the detailed instructions.
I want to see Pixels with my girls. The giggle every time they see the previews.
I would love to take my girls to Inside Out before the summer is over. We need one last fun day before school starts.
We want to see Inside Out.
My family and I would like to see Minnions. We still havent seen it.
I For Sure Want To See The Minions Movie With My Family Before Summer Is Over. We Want To See The Minions Movie Because We Love The Minions And They Are So Funny And Cute.
I enjoyed how you made it look so easy and simple and the minion cookies look great.
Those cookies are so cute!!! My daughter would love them, I can’t wait to try your recipe 😀
There are a lot we want to see. If I had to pick one it would be Fantastic Four. I like the action of the movie and it looks fun.
I would like to see Inside Out with my family because it looks really cute in the previews.
Super cute and yummy looking cookies. They’re making me hungry!
I want to see American Ultra.
Those are so amazingly cute. My nephew would love these! He’s a huge Minions fan.
We want to go see Inside Out. It looks so cute! I absolutely want to try these Minion cookies!
I would like to see the gift with my mother. I would like to see what the twist is.
I would love to go with my family to see the new Fantastic Four movie before the summer is over.
These cookies are so cute! My daughter loves the Minions! I will have to try these out with my daughter!
I would love to see Minions and Inside OUt!!!
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I would like the family to see Ghostbusters. It’s a lot of fun to see old movies redone. I heard this one is being filmed in Boston.
How flipping cute! I would not want to eat them cause they are too cute. I am sure yummy too
Those are adorable cookies. I love everything Minions and would love some of them for myself. I heard the Minion movie was really cute and I would love to see it. Another movie I really want to see this month is Ricki and the Flash. Looking forward to that.
I’d like to see Inside Out with my grand kids and Vacation with my husband. We loved the original.
I would like to see The Little Prince, but I cannot see when that will be available in the theaters. I may go to see the Mission Impossible, but probably safer to watch something at home.
I want to see the Gift with my son . I rarely get to go to the movies except to see kiddie movies with my youngest. This psychological thriller looks great and I know my older son would enjoy it too.
I’d love to see the new Snoopy movie with my kids when the movie comes out this fall!
I would like to take my family to see Inside Out, we love the trailer and kids have been begging to check this one out.
This was a great movie. My kids are definitely in the Minion craze right now. I will have to try making them these cookies.
These cookies are so cute. I will have to make some up for the next time my friend brings her little ones over. They will love them.
We would love to see the Fantastic Four, an action movie that is exciting a great for the whole family. We love action and Sci-Fi movies!
You did a great job making the cookies a close replica of the actual Minion face. For such adorable little characters, I had no idea they served an evil master… They are too cute for evil. 🙂
I want to see Mission Impossible because it looks awesome! Thanks for the giveaway.
We would love to see Shaun the Sheep in the theater. My kids love the Minions and I think they would like Shaun the Sheep too!
I’d like to see the new Minions movie, it looks so funny!
I want to see Vacation, because I loved the original, and this one looks funny as well.
We’ve already seen minions so my my daughter would like to see Sean the sheep. It’s something she has seen previews.
My daughter loves the Minions so that movie would probably be the one we would see!
I would go see Inside out with the kids before summer ends! It looks really cute!
I have yet to see the new Minion movie. But these cookies are making me want two things- to see the movies and be hungry.
I would love to see Minions while it’s still playing.
I would love to see the new Ghostbusters because I loved the originals growing up.
Minions are the most favorites at home for long & my goodness, these cookies looks very cute. My kids are going to love it & they are going to be super excited to watch the Inside Out.
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We would love to see the Minions!
I would love to go see the minions movie. It looks great.
We want to go see the minion movie because we love minions and my kids really want to see it.
I would like to see the movie Inside Out. We enjoy watching Disney movies and I know the kids would like to see the movie.
I want to see STAR WARS! I think its coming out in December, I could be wrong, but I really really hope so!
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My family wants to see Vacation. We have fond memories of the original.
Oh those cookies are soooo cute! Carter cannot wait to go and see the Minions, so that would be one that we want to see! We also want to go and see Inside Out!
My nephew would get a kick out of the Minions movie.
Thanks for the contest.
We want to see Mission Impossible. My son has been talking nonstop about it.
My kids have been dying to go see the Minions! It would be great to plan a family movie night out!
Shaun the Sheep
It doesn’t come out until Thanksgiving I believe, but we all really want to see The Good Dinosaur.
We’d love to see Fantastic Four!
We would love to see Inside Out because our friends and family have told us that it’s a very fun movie.
The trailer was very cute. It looks like a great movie for the whole family.
We would really like to see Inside Out together as a family! It looks so funny.
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I would love to see Ricki and the Flash while my granddaughter wants to see Minions. By the way, your cookies look awesome and these would be a great shoe-in for going to see the Minions movie.
We want to see Minions
We already saw Minions and really enjoyed it, especially the beginning (no spoilers here). We are looking forward to seeing Shaun the Sheep movie soon then Hotel Transylvania 2 in September.
I want to go see Mockingjay part 2. I can’t wait for that movie!!
Ghostbusters. I loved the movie as a kid and now I want them to see the new one with me.
We want to see Shaun the Sheep.
We want to see Shaun the Sheep this summer.
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I still haven’t seen Jurassic World! The whole family wants to see it, but we just have not had the time to go!
We still haven’t seen Inside Out and it looks like a great family movie for younger kids.
My son is excited for Transalvania 2
I would like to see the minions movie.
We want to see ‘Inside Out’
I would like to see Inside Out together. I have heard nothing but good things about this movie.
We’d like to see Into the Wild with Robert Redford
My kids want to see the Minions movie. It looks like fun.
I would like to go see the Minions again.
The Ghostbusters movie will be fun!
I would love to take my son to see Inside Out! I’ve heard that it’s really good and I know my son would love it. He has never been to the theaters and I think he’s almost old enough to go now. It looks like a funny, family friendly movie that we would both enjoy.
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My family wants to go see the new Mission Impossible movie. How can you go wrong with Tom Cruise! Love all his movies!
I want to see *No Escape* with my husband. It looks absolutely terrifying and gripping!
I want to see the new Ghosbusters movie. It will be interesting to see the new take on it.
We like super hero movies so we would like to see Fantastic Four. Thanks for the chance to win!
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My kids & I would love to see the Fantastic Four movie!
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We really want to see the minions because we loved Despicable Me.
I want to see the new mission impossible, always liked the action.
I still haven’t had a chance to see Ant Man!
I would like to go see Home with the family. Looks like a movie we can all enjoy.
We really want to see Ant Man and Pixels!!
We want to see The Visit, it comes out September 11.
I want to see Shaun The Sheep with my Grandkids, we are fans of the show.
We would love to see the new mission impossible movie, heard great things about it.
My daughter has been talking about The Diary of a Teenage Girl. It would be a good girls trip to the movies.
I would like to take the boys to the Minnions movie before the end of the summer.
I would really love to see Ricki and the Flash it looks like a fun upbeat movie. I think my sister and mom would really love it too so I would love to go with them
We would love to go see Pixels or Ant-Man. We don’t keep up with what’s in theaters too much but I’m sure there are other good movies out there.
I would love to see Ant-Man again and I would like to see Hotel Transylvania 2.
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