Teddy Bear Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 1/2 ounces of brown decorator frosting
• 24 red miniature candy covered plain chocolate candies

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine brown sugar and butter.
• 2 beat until fluffy.
• 3 add vanilla and eggs, blend well.
• 4 in medium bowl, combine flour, oats and baking soda, mix well.
• 5 add to brown sugar mixture, blend well.
• 6 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
• 7 heat oven to 375.
• 8 for each bear, form two 1/2 inch balls and one 1 1/2 inch ball.
• 9 place the large ball on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 10 place smaller ones on top to form ears.
• 11 flatten dough slightly.
• 12 crimp edges with fork.
• 13 repeat with remaining dough, placing large balls of dough 3 inches apart.
• 14 bake at 375 for 7 - 10 minutes or until light brown.
• 15 cool completely.
• 16 to decorate, use small round tip on decorator icing/.
• 17 pipe icing on each cookie for eyes and mouth.
• 18 for nose, use small amount of icing to secure candy coated chocolate piece on cookie.
• 19 let icing set before storing.