Making monkey cookies can be a fun and creative baking project. Here’s a basic recipe to create cookies that look like monkeys. This recipe will guide you through making a simple sugar cookie dough, which you can then decorate to resemble monkeys.

Ingredients
For the Cookies:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Decoration:

Chocolate frosting or chocolate chips for the face and ears
White frosting for eyes
Mini chocolate chips or black icing for pupils
Instructions
Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
Form Cookies: Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets. To make them look like monkeys, you might shape the dough into an oval with a smaller ball on top for the head.
Bake: Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let the cookies stand on the cookie sheet for two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
Decorate:

Once the cookies are cool, use chocolate frosting to create the monkey’s face and ears. You can pipe the frosting or spread it with a knife.
Use white frosting to add eyes, and place a mini chocolate chip or a dot of black icing in the center of each eye for the pupils.
You can also add additional details like a small nose or mouth with frosting or icing.
Serve and Enjoy: Once the frosting sets, your monkey cookies are ready to be served.
Tips
Cookie Cutters: If you have animal or circle-shaped cookie cutters, they can make the shaping process easier.
Consistency: Make sure the frosting is the right consistency for piping. If it’s too stiff, you can thin it with a little milk or water.
Feel free to get creative with the decorations to make each monkey cookie unique. These cookies are not only delicious but also great fun to make with kids. Enjoy your monkey-themed baking adventure!