Description
Polar bear cookies bring arctic charm to winter dessert tables with adorable bear-shaped treats. Sweet coconut-covered sugar cookies deliver whimsical winter magic for delightful seasonal celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- 1 stick (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups white chocolate chips or candy melts
- mini marshmallows
- candy eyes
- mini chocolate chips or black edible pearls
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- optional: red or blue sprinkles
Instructions
- Preparation: Calibrate the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, ensuring all ingredients are room temperature for seamless integration.
- Blend Base: Whip butter and sugar in a generous mixing bowl until fluffy and pale, then smoothly incorporate egg and vanilla extract, creating a silky emulsion.
- Compose Dough: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, then tenderly fold into the wet mixture, gently combining until a uniform dough emerges without overworking.
- Shape Cookies: Craft uniform spherical dough portions using a cookie scoop, positioning them methodically on the prepared baking sheet with strategic spacing to accommodate expansion.
- Bake Precisely: Flatten each dough ball slightly with your palm, then slide the tray into the preheated oven, monitoring for delicate golden edges after 10-12 minutes of baking.
- Cool and Prepare: Transfer cookies to a wire rack, allowing complete cooling while simultaneously preparing the white chocolate coating via careful microwave melting in 20-second increments.
- Chocolate Immersion: Dip each cooled cookie into the glossy white chocolate, ensuring comprehensive coverage, then position on fresh parchment paper for decorative embellishment.
- Character Creation: While chocolate remains wet, strategically attach mini marshmallow ears, candy eyes, and a chocolate chip nose to transform cookies into playful polar bear characters.
- Finalize Design: Optionally enhance with sprinkles or subtle icing details, then allow cookies to set at ambient temperature or expedite hardening with a brief refrigeration period.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir dry ingredients into wet mixture gently to avoid tough cookies, maintaining a light and tender texture.
- Temperature Precision: Ensure butter and eggs are room temperature for smoother blending and consistent cookie performance.
- Uniform Cookie Sizing: Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to create consistent dough balls, guaranteeing even baking and professional appearance.
- Chocolate Melting Technique: Microwave white chocolate in short intervals, stirring between each to prevent burning and achieve smooth, glossy coating.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg