Pretzel Polar Bears Recipes

Steps:

• Coat an 8-inch-square baking dish with cooking spray and line with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang on all sides. Combine the vanilla wafers and pretzels in a large zip-top bag; crush with a rolling pin until you have coarse crumbs with some large pieces. Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Beat 2 3/4 cups heavy cream in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and continue beating until just stiff, about 1 more minute. Mix 1/2 cup of the whipped cream and 3/4 cup dulce de leche in a small bowl, then fold the mixture back into the remaining whipped cream until combined. Mix 2 cups of the dulce de leche whipped cream into the cookie-pretzel crumbs.
• Spread half of the remaining dulce de leche whipped cream in an even layer in the prepared dish. Drop spoonfuls of the cookie-pretzel mixture on top and gently smooth with an offset spatula or your fingers. Top with the remaining dulce de leche whipped cream and smooth the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Uncover and invert onto a platter; remove the plastic. Beat the remaining 1 1/4 cups heavy cream with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the remaining 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 2 more minutes. Spread on top of the cake. Put the remaining 1/4 cup dulce de leche in a microwave-safe measuring cup; microwave until pourable, 20 to 30 seconds. Drizzle over the cake.
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Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and salt; beat until blended. Beat in flour gradually on low speed until soft dough forms. Shape dough into ball.
• On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 38 circles, gently pressing together and rerolling scraps as necessary. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, place circles 2 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are just beginning to brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before decorating.
• In small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, 3 teaspoons milk and the vanilla until blended. If necessary, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and desired consistency.
• To Decorate Cookies: Using knife, spread icing over cookies in thin layer. For each cookie, immediately sprinkle about 3/4 teaspoon white chocolate evenly over icing. Press into icing 2 vanilla baking chips, cut side down, for ears, 2 chocolate chips for eyes and 1 mint, cut side down, for nose. Using chocolate icing, pipe mouth.

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• Spread peanut butter on half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers to make sandwiches. Refrigerate until firm., Dip sandwiches in melted candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Dip marshmallows in coating; allow excess to drip off. Place two marshmallows on top of each cookie for ears., Dip mini crackers in melted candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on top of sandwiches for snouts. Top each snout with a blue M&M. Decorate with black sugar pearls for eyes and, if desired, use black decorating icing for mouths. Let stand until set. Refrigerate cookies in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, melted butter and egg until soft dough forms.
• Shape into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown on edges. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Using knife, spread 1 teaspoon frosting on cookie. Immediately sprinkle sugar evenly over frosting. Slightly flatten 2 miniature marshmallows, and press on cookie for ears. Using chocolate icing, pipe eyes, nose and mouth on cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies.