This cookie journey began with a particular cookie cutter that we present in our neighborhood greenback store. (We love greenback outlets!) These cute little animal cookie cutters have additional lengthy arms, lengthy sufficient to wrap round a wee ‘reward.’ OMgosh so tremendous cute, amirite?
You may see within the picture that one in all our cookie cutters is a huggy bunny whereas the opposite is a huggy bear. Sorry, the li’l bear is the wrong way up within the picture, did not discover on the time, lol. Poor huggy bear 🙁
Here’s a shot of the dried cranberries we used because the ‘items’. Normally these reward bearing sugar cookies maintain nuts like almonds and cashews. That are great and attractive items for huggy bears and huggy bunnies to bear.
Nevertheless we thought {that a} softer possibility could be good, so we opted to have our cookies holding dried cranberries, simply the correct dimension for the cookies to carry. A beautiful cheerful purple as properly! Plus we discovered that the tartness of the cranberry was the proper complement to the sugar cookie!
Our cutout cookies are positioned on a baking tray. Cranberries are positioned on every cookie.
The arms of the cookies are actually gently wrapped across the ‘items’ or cranberries. Omgosh, you feeling the cuteness vibe but? Sooo cute, amirite?
I used a small offset spatula to softly carry the arms earlier than wrapping over the fruit. The arms are small and delicate so take care on this half. You’ll want to be sure that the arms are gently however firmly wrapped or they’ll may straighten out when baked. You too can simply use one arm to carry the ‘reward’ and go away the opposite flat, then it should appear to be your reward bearing cookie is waving hey!
The very last thing is to do is to offer your cookies some eyes. That is non-obligatory however dang all of it, does not the huggy bunny look that rather more cuter with eyes? I made the eyes utilizing my little woman’s dotting instruments. These instruments was for clay work, I consider, however these days evidently it is largely used for nail artwork, lol. Oh how the world adjustments. When you do not received one in all these useful something with a rounded level will do.
Your wee cookies go into the oven for a fast bake and, tada!, your Reward Bearing Huggy Bear Cookies are accomplished and able to bear their merry items to one and all! Blissful Holidays!
(Makes 84 small cookies)
Prep time: 10 minutes Cook dinner time: 7 minutes
Enable butter to melt by leaving out for an hour. Cream softened butter and sugar collectively.
Add egg and extract and blend. Combine flour with baking powder and salt, then add, little by little to the moist combine till integrated. The dough shouldn’t stick. If sticky add a bit extra flour till simply not sticky. Enable dough to relaxation 5 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400°F(204°C).
Calmly flour working floor and roll out the dough to 1/4″ thickness. Lower out cookie shapes and place onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Place one cranberry onto every cookie in between the arms. Use an offset spatula to softly carry and wrap the cookie arms across the cranberry. Use dotting device to press eyes into the cookies.
Bake at 400°F( 204°C) for 6-7 minutes. Cookies are prepared when the perimeters simply touched with brown. Enable to chill fully. Reward bearing huggy cookies are prepared! Get pleasure from!
Storage: Saved in a cool, air tight container, these cookies will likely be good for 2-3 weeks.