Description
Bear Paw Cookies are a delightful treat made to resemble the paws of a bear, featuring a chocolate melting wafer as the paw pad and chocolate chips as claws.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 bag of Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers (only need 24 wafer chips)
- 1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (only 3 chips go onto each cookie for the claws)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with a cookie mat (or parchment paper) and set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and beat to combine.
- Add in the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour, and beat until a soft dough forms.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop dough into your hands and roll it into a ball. Roll in extra sugar if desired.
- Place dough onto cookie sheet 2 inches apart and bake for 9-12 minutes.
- Once cookies are baked, place a melting wafer into the center of the cookie for the pad of the paw.
- Then place 3 chocolate chips above the paw for the claws.
- Repeat steps with remaining dough and cookies.
- Let cookies cool for about 30 minutes before enjoying!
Notes
- For a sweeter cookie, roll the dough balls in extra sugar before baking.
- Ensure the oven is fully preheated for even baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg