GINGERBREAD TEDDY BEARS
These cookies have been a Christmas tradition in my family since I was a little girl. The big bears are so soft and chewy that we can hardly wait until they come out of the oven!-Elizabeth Manzanares, Gloucester, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 10 cookies.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and molasses. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour into a large bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and cloves; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into ten 2-in. balls, ten 1-in. balls, forty 1/2-in. balls and twenty 3/8-in.balls. Place the 2-in. balls on 3 foil-lined baking sheets for the body of 8 bears; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Position 1-in. balls for heads; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Attach four 1/2-in. balls to each bear for arms and legs. Attach two 3/8-in. balls for ears. Add chocolate chips for eyes and buttons. , Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool 10 minutes before carefully removing to wire racks to cool completely. With frosting, pipe ears, muzzle and paws; add sprinkles for fingers, toes and nose.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 481 calories, Fat 20g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 262mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
GINGERBREAD BEAR COOKIES
Shape the gingerbread cookies into cute bears decorated with icing--perfect dessert to treat a crowd.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Cut cookie dough into 4 equal pieces. Work with 1 piece of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough until ready to use.
- Cut 1 piece of dough into 10 equal portions. Using 1 portion for each cookie, shape dough into 1-inch ball for body, 1/2-inch ball for head, 4 (1/4-inch) balls for arms and legs, and 2 smaller balls for ears. Arrange balls to look like teddy bear shape on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining pieces of dough, placing cookies 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
- Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Decorate as desired with icing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie (without frosting or decoration), Sodium 70 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g
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