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Gingerbread Bear Cookies

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 21, 2021
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Shape the gingerbread cookies into cute bears decorated with icing--perfect dessert to treat a crowd.

Gingerbread Bear Cookies

  • Prep Time 1 hr 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 40
  • Ingredients 2
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Ingredients

  • 1 roll (30 oz) refrigerated gingerbread cookie dough
  • Colored decorating icing in tubes

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    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.
  • Step 
    2
    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.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Decorate as desired with icing.

Nutrition

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

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie (without frosting or decoration)
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Potassium
0mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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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