Best Gingerbread Bears Recipes

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GINGERBREAD TEDDY BEARS



Gingerbread Teddy Bears image

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

1 cup butter, cubed
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup molasses
1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Miniature chocolate chips
Decorating icing and sprinkles

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 BEARS



Gingerbread Bears image

These scrumptious little cuties taste great decorated with icing or just left plain. For a darker, spicier cookie, use molasses instead of corn syrup.

Provided by anonymous

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Gingerbread Cookie Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter
⅔ cup packed brown sugar
⅔ cup corn syrup
1 egg, beaten
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¾ teaspoon ground cloves

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, Stir together the margarine, brown sugar, and molasses over medium heat until dissolved. Pour into a large mixing bowl, and let cool for 5 minutes. Stir the egg and vanilla into the melted mixture until smooth. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; stir into the wet mixture. Cover and chill dough for a few hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F ( 165 degrees C ).
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into bear shapes with a cookie cutter, and place onto an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should be firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.1 calories, Carbohydrate 38.9 g, Cholesterol 37.4 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 139.6 mg, Sugar 11.3 g

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