Adorable Teddy Bear Cookies Recipe
Do you have a special event coming up? Show your mad skills with these deliciously cute teddy bear cookies! These sugar cookies are decorated with fondant and are a fun project to do with your kids.
You can serve these teddy bear cookies for a baby shower, birthday party, or cookout. Of course, you can make them just for fun as well.
My kiddos loved these teddy bear face cookies and ate them faster than I could make them.
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Where Did the Teddy Bear Get It’s Name?
According to online sources and Wikipedia, the Teddy Bear name comes from the United States President Theodore Roosevelt.
Back in 1902 Roosevelt was invited on a hunting trip with the Mississippi Governor Andrew Longino. President Roosevelt had the nickname of “Teddy” and during the hunt he refused to harm a bear, resulting in the term “teddy bear.”
Ingredients for Teddy Bear Sugar Cookies
- Your favorite recipe for sugar cookies (we used an instant mix)
- 4-5 oz. light brown fondant**
- 1-2 oz. pink fondant
- 1-2 oz. black fondant
- Circular cookie cutter, about 1.5 inches in diameter
- Small bowl of water + brush (optional)
** To achieve a light brown shade of fondant, add 2 small drops of brown gel food coloring into 4-5 oz. of white fondant and knead until completely tinted.
Yield: One dozen cookies.
How Do You Make Teddy Bear Cookies?
- Prepare cookies according to recipe’s/instant mix’s directions.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven according to the sugar cookie’s recipe.
- Roll out the cookie dough until it’s about 1/3 of an inch thick.
- Using the circular cookie cutter, cut one dozen circles from your cookie dough. Place gently on lined baking sheet.
5. Bake according to recipe’s directions and allow to cool completely before decorating.
Teddy Bear Cookie Decorating
Once your cookies are cooled, it is time to start decorating! To do this, you will use fondant.
Build the Teddy Bear Body
- Roll out brown fondant until it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
- Use cookie cutter to cut out 12 fondant circles.
- Press one fondant circle on each cookie.
Making The Teddy Bear Ears
- Roll out 2 small spheres out of the brown fondant, about 1/3 of an inch in size. Flatten each one out until it’s a circle that’s ½ an inch in size.
- Then, do the same with the pink fondant, about ¼ of an inch in size. Flatten each one and press onto brown fondant circles.
- Place on top of cookie – these will act as the bear’s ears.
Add the Teddy Bear Nose
- Roll out a piece of brown fondant, about 1 inch in size and flatten it to create a smooth circle, about 1 inch in diameter.
- Place on the lower middle portion of the cookie.
- Roll out one small pink sphere, about 1/3 of an inch in size. Flatten slightly and place in the center on the one inch circle that was just secured on the cookie. This will act as the bear’s nose.
Teddy Bear Stitches, Eyes and Smile
- Roll out 2 black fondant circles, about ¼ of an inch in size. Place both just above the one inch circle – they will act as the bear’s eyes.
- Roll out one small black fondant strip and give it an arch. Place just underneath the nose – this will act as the bear’s smile.
- Use a paring knife to score little lines down the middle of the round fondant base. These will act as the bear’s “sewed stitches.”
- Optional: brush some water on the back of the fondant pieces to help secure them on the cookie.
Teddy Bear Cookies
These super cute teddy bears are easy to make and will make a fun addition to your child's party or a teddy bears picnic.
Ingredients
- 4-5 oz. light brown fondant**
- 1-2 oz. pink fondant
- 1-2 oz. black fondant
- Circular cookie cutter, about 1.5 inches in diameter
- Small bowl of water + brush (optional)
Instructions
**To achieve a light brown shade, add 2 small drops of brown gel food coloring into 4-5 oz. of white fondant and knead until completely tinted.
Prepare cookies according to recipe’s/instant mix’s directions.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven according to sugar cookie’s recipe.
Roll out the cookie dough until it’s about 1/3 of an inch thick.
Using the circular cookie cutter, cut one dozen circles from your cookie dough. Place gently on lined baking sheet.
Bake according to recipe’s directions and allow to cool completely before decorating.
Roll out brown fondant until it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
Use cookie cutter to cut out 12 fondant circles.
Press one fondant circle on each cookie.
To assemble one bear:
Roll out 2 small spheres out of the brown fondant, about 1/3 of an inch in size. Flatten each one out until it’s a circle that’s ½ an inch in size.
Roll out 2 small spheres out of the pink fondant, about ¼ of an inch in size. Flatten each one and press onto brown fondant circles.
Place on top of cookie - these will act as the bear’s ears.
Roll out a piece of brown fondant, about 1 inch in size and flatten it to create a smooth circle, about 1 inch in diameter.
Place on the lower middle portion of the cookie.
Roll out one small pink sphere, about 1/3 of an inch in size. Flatten slightly and place in the center on the one inch circle that was just secured on the cookie. This will act as the bear’s nose.
Roll out 2 black fondant circles, about ¼ of an inch in size. Place both just above the one inch circle - they will act as the bear’s eyes.
Roll out one small black fondant strip and give it an arch. Place just underneath the nose - this will act as the bear’s smile.
Use a paring knife to score little lines down the middle of the round fondant base. These will act as the bear’s “sewed stitches.”
Optional: brush some water on the back of the fondant pieces to help secure them on the cookie.
Serve and enjoy!
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