Teddy Bear Recipes

Steps:

• Cream together the butter or margarine, sugar and vanilla. Add the eggs. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Gradually add to the creamed mixture and blend. Chill until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• For each cookie: Roll: 1 ball for the body (1 inch), 1 ball for the head (3/4 inch), 4 small balls for arms/legs (1/2inch), 2 smaller balls for ears, and 1 tiny ball for the nose. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheet. With tooth pick, draw eyes and mouth.
• Bake 6 minutes or until set. Let cool 1 minute, then remove from cookie sheet. Optional: Make a ribbon around their necks using licorice whips (after baking).

Steps:

• Toast the bread until golden brown.
• Spread the peanut butter on the toast in the shape of a teddy bear face: 1 large circle with 2 smaller circles on top for the teddy bear ears.
• Place a banana slice in the center of each small circle to make ears, and one banana slice in the center of the large circle to make a mouth.
• Place 2 blueberries above the center banana slice to make eyes, and 1 blueberry on top of the center banana slice to make a nose.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into four portions. Cut one portion in half; shape into balls. Cut another portion into 14 pieces; shape into balls. Shape remaining two portions into balls. , To form bear body, place each large ball in the center of a greased baking sheet. Place a medium ball above body for head; flatten slightly. Place two small balls on each side of head for ears. Place one small balls in the center of head for nose, and four small balls around body for arms and legs. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , With a sharp knife or scissors, cut slits for ears, eyes, nose and belly button. Insert raisins into slits. Beat egg and cold water; brush over dough. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. If desired, tie a bow around bear's neck with ribbon.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and molasses. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour into a large bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and cloves; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into ten 2-in. balls, ten 1-in. balls, forty 1/2-in. balls and twenty 3/8-in.balls. Place the 2-in. balls on 3 foil-lined baking sheets for the body of 8 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. Add chocolate chips for eyes and buttons. , Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool 10 minutes before carefully removing to wire racks to cool completely. With frosting, pipe ears, muzzle and paws; add sprinkles for fingers, toes and nose.

Steps:

• In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter and marshmallows uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after each minute, until mixture is smooth. Remove from microwave. Stir in cereal until evenly coated.
• On sheet of waxed paper, make 4 mounds of cereal mixture using 1/4 cup of mixture for each. Make another mound using 1 1/4 cups of cereal mixture. Lightly spray hands with cooking spray; shape all mounds into balls, pressing tightly.
• Shape remaining cereal mixture into a cone shape, about 4 inches wide at bottom and 6 inches tall, pressing tightly. Slightly flatten top of cone. Press large ball onto top of cone to make head. Press 4 small balls to front of cone to make arms and legs.
• Slightly flatten 1 large gumdrop; press onto head to form snout. Press 2 large gumdrops at top of head for ears. Press remaining large gumdrop on back of cone at bottom for tail. Press small gumdrops above snout for eyes. Tie fruit snack roll around neck for scarf.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms.
• Shape dough into 12 balls, using 1 1/2 tablespoons dough for each. Place balls about 4 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Shape remaining dough into 24 balls, using 1 teaspoon dough for each.
• Insert stick into side of each large ball; place 2 small balls next to each large ball for ears. Press balls evenly until about 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Add 2 flat candies on each cookie for eyes and 1 milk chocolate candy for nose, using gel to attach. Squeeze on gel for mouth.