Fun to decorate for that baby shower or
birthday party!
Chocolate
Cookie Bears
- 1 cup granulated sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened (do not substitute)
1 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate
Morsels, melted
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
Ready to spread frosting
Assorted small candies, candy sprinkles, colored sugar
- In large bowl, beat sugar
and butter with electric mixer until creamy. Add melted chocolate,
eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined oats, flour, baking
powder and salt; mix well. Cover; chill about 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350°F.
To make bears, shape dough into 1-inch balls for the bodies,
1/2-inch balls for the heads and 1/4-inch balls for the arms,
legs and ears. On ungreased cookie sheets, gently press pieces
together to form bears, placing 2 inches apart. Flatten bears
slightly.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or
just until firm to the touch. (Do not overbake.) Cool 2 minutes
on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
- Decorate as desired with
frosting and candies. Store tightly covered.
Makes 2 dozen cookies.
Tip: To melt chocolate
morsels: place in dry measuring cup or small microwavable bowl.
Microwave on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds,
until smooth. Or, place in top part of double broiler over hot
(not boiling) water; stir occasionally until smooth.
Nutritional Information:
1 cookie: Calories 150, Calories From Fat 55, Total Fat 6g, Saturated
Fat 2, Cholesterol 0g, Sodium 60mg, Total Carbohydrates 21, Protein
2g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Total Sugars 11g.
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of The Quaker Oats Company.
