Recipe: Teddy Bear Cookies

TEDDY BEAR COOKIES
Board: Cooking Club at Recipelink.com
From: SueA, CA

These are shaped like working with playdough--good for young kids to shape.

1 cup sugar
2/3 cup LAND O LAKES Butter, softened
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate, melted

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

In large mixer bowl, combine sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes.

Add flour, baking powder and salt. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes. Divide dough into halves. Place 1/2 of the dough in small bowl; blend in melted chocolate.

For each teddy bear, shape a portion of either color dough into a large ball (1-inch) for body, a medium ball (3/4-inch) for head, 4 small balls (1/2 inch) for arms and legs, 2 smaller balls for ears and 1 small ball for nose. If desired, add additional balls for eyes and mouth. Repeat with remaining dough, making either vanilla or chocolate teddy bears or mixing the doughs to make two-tone teddy bears.

To form each cookie, place large ball (body) on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten slightly. Attach head, arms and legs by overlapping slightly onto body.

Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, or until body is set. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove immediately.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Source: Land O Lakes Cookie Collection

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Hi Sheila,

I think I have the recipe you're asking for around here somewhere but it hasn't turned up yet. So, I'm sending this to you in the meantime. I don't see why you couldn't just follow the shaping and baking instructions using refrigerated cookie dough if you'd like. We'll keep looking for the other recipe.

Happy Holiday Baking!

Betsy at Recipelink.com