Chocolate Teddy Bears Cookies Recipe a collection of popular cookie recipes from around the world featuring Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Peanut Butter as well as other cookie recipes.

Ingredients:

1 recipe Chocolate Cookie Dough

DECORATIONS

White and colored frostings,

decorator gels

coarse sugars

assorted small candies

Method:

1 Prepare Chocolate Cookie Dough. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.

2 Preheat oven to 325°F Grease cookie sheets.

3 Divide dough in half. Reserve 1 half; refrigerate remaining dough.

4 Divide reserved dough into 8 equal balls. Cut I ball in half; roll 1 half into ball for body

5 Cut other half into 2 equal pieces; roll 1 piece into 4 small balls for paws.

6 Divide second piece into thirds. Roll two-thirds of dough into ball for head.

7 Divide remaining one-third of dough in half; roll into 2 small balls for ears.

8 Place balls together directly on prepared cookie sheet to form bear according to diagram. Repeat steps with remaining dough.

9 Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool completely on cookie sheets. Decorate with frostings, gels, sugars and assorted candies as desired. Makes 16 (4-inch) teddy bears