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Baby Polar Bear Shortbread Cookies

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  • Prep 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 38
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Get creative with these bear shortbread cookies decorated with Betty Crocker® icing – perfect for dessert.
Updated Oct 25, 2022
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

Icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 to 5 teaspoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Decorations

  • 3/4 cup grated white chocolate baking bar (about 1 oz from 4-oz package)
  • 76 white vanilla baking chips, tips cut off (about 1/4 cup)
  • 76 mini semisweet chocolate chips (about 2 teaspoons)
  • 19 small round chocolate-covered creamy mints, cut in half
  • 1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing chocolate icing
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and salt; beat until blended. Beat in flour gradually on low speed until soft dough forms. Shape dough into ball.
  • 2
    On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 38 circles, gently pressing together and rerolling scraps as necessary. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, place circles 2 inches apart.
  • 3
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are just beginning to brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before decorating.
  • 4
    In small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, 3 teaspoons milk and the vanilla until blended. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and desired consistency.
  • 5
    To Decorate Cookies: Using knife, spread icing over cookies in thin layer. For each cookie, immediately sprinkle about 3/4 teaspoon white chocolate evenly over icing. Press into icing 2 vanilla baking chips, cut side down, for ears, 2 chocolate chips for eyes and 1 mint, cut side down, for nose. Using chocolate icing, pipe mouth.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Shortbread dough gets its flakiness from butter so using it to make this recipe is recommended.

Nutrition

120 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 16g Total Carbohydrate, 10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
4%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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