Gingerbread Teddy Bears

Name: Gingerbread Teddy Bears
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 147 grams packed brown sugar; 147 grams packed brown sugar; 227 grams butter, cubed; 8 servings Miniature chocolate chips; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 500 grams all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 225 milliliters molasses; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Gingerbread Teddy Bears is a side dish that serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 8g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 599 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. If you have baking soda, vanillan extract, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Pudding Teddy Bears, Teddy Want S'More Muffins, and Teddy Bear are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar and molasses. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.

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Brown Sugar

Molasses

Butter

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Pour into a large bowl; let stand for 10 minutes. Stir in egg and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Egg

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Bowl

Combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and cloves; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Butter

Clove

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Shape dough into eight balls, 2 in. each; eight balls, 1 in. each; 32 balls, 1/2 in. each; and 16 balls, 3/8 in. each.

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Dough

Place the 2-in. balls on three foil-lined baking sheets for the body of eight 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.

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Add chocolate chips for eyes, nose and buttons.

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Chocolate Chips

Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool for 10 minutes before carefully removing to wire racks to cool completely. With frosting, pipe bows on bears.

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Frosting