Ingredients• 1-1/3 c. cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 4 eggs
• 5 c. flour
• 1 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
• In a very large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and blend thoroughly.
• Combine remaining dry ingredients and gradually add to the creamed mixture, blending thoroughly.
• Chill the dough -- until it is firm and easy to handle without sticking to hands.
• Preheat oven to 350•.
• Shape bears. For each cookie form:
1 large ball (1-1/2") --body,
1 medium ball (3/4") --head,
4 four small balls (1/2") --arms & legs,
2 very small balls --ears,
5 tiny balls --nose and four paws
• On an ungreased cookie sheet form the individual bears by flattening the large ball slightly and attaching the medium ball for the head. Overlap slightly. Place the balls for the arms, legs and ears and a tiny one for the nose. Arrange the remaining tiny balls on top of the legs and arms for paws.
• Use a toothpick to draw eyes and a mouth.
• Make a hole with a straw if you want the cookies to be used as ornaments.
•Bake 6-8 minutes, or just until set. Do not overbake.
• Makes about 2 dozen bears. Store airtight. If using as ornaments, allow to cool 6-8 hours before pulling ribbon or yarn through the hole.
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 4 eggs
• 5 c. flour
• 1 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
• In a very large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and blend thoroughly.
• Combine remaining dry ingredients and gradually add to the creamed mixture, blending thoroughly.
• Chill the dough -- until it is firm and easy to handle without sticking to hands.
• Preheat oven to 350•.
• Shape bears. For each cookie form:
1 large ball (1-1/2") --body,
1 medium ball (3/4") --head,
4 four small balls (1/2") --arms & legs,
2 very small balls --ears,
5 tiny balls --nose and four paws
• On an ungreased cookie sheet form the individual bears by flattening the large ball slightly and attaching the medium ball for the head. Overlap slightly. Place the balls for the arms, legs and ears and a tiny one for the nose. Arrange the remaining tiny balls on top of the legs and arms for paws.
• Use a toothpick to draw eyes and a mouth.
• Make a hole with a straw if you want the cookies to be used as ornaments.
•Bake 6-8 minutes, or just until set. Do not overbake.
• Makes about 2 dozen bears. Store airtight. If using as ornaments, allow to cool 6-8 hours before pulling ribbon or yarn through the hole.
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This recipe makes a lot of dough and the whole process of shaping the bears is very time-consuming. Sometimes we cut the recipe in half.
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