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"I've been making these special holiday cookies at Christmastime for almost 30 years," says Linda Nealley of Newburgh, Maine. "They take a while but are worth it, because the teddy bears are so cute and taste delicious."

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Sledding Teddies Recipe

Prep: 3 hours + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch + standing

Yield: 8 Servings

180 15 195

Ingredients

1 cup butter, cubed
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup molasses
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
FROSTING:
1/2 cup shortening
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
SLEDS:
16 candy canes (about 5-1/4 inches)
8 whole graham crackers
8 red-hot candies
8 cake decorator hearts

Directions

In a small saucepan, cook the butter, brown sugar and molasses over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour into a large bowl; let stand for 10 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda and cloves; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
For big bears, shape dough into eight 1-1/4-in. balls, eight 1-in. balls, sixteen 1/4-in. balls, sixteen 1-3/4-in. x 1/2-in. logs and sixteen 1-1/2-in. x 1/2-in. logs. Set remaining dough aside.
For bodies, place the 1-1/4-in. balls on three ungreased baking sheets; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Position the 1-in. balls for heads; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Attach two 1-3/4-in. logs for arms and 1/4-in. balls for ears. Do not attach 1-1/2-in. logs for legs; place separately on baking sheets. Add chocolate chips on each paw and on heads for eyes.
For small bears, shape the remaining dough into eight 1-in. balls, eight 3/4-in. balls, sixteen 1/4-in. balls, sixteen 1-1/4-in. x 3/8-in. logs and sixteen 1-in. x 3/8-in. logs. Position bears and logs on two ungreased baking sheets as for the big bears; add chocolate chips.
Bake small bears and logs at 325° for 11-13 minutes, and big bears and logs for 14-16 minutes or until set. Cool for 10 minutes before carefully removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine frosting ingredients. For sleds, use frosting to attach two candy canes to the bottom of each graham cracker; let stand until set.
Trim bear bodies so the bottom edge is flat. Using frosting, attach a big bear to the back end of each sled. Attach small bears in front of big bears. For legs, attach big logs in front of bears and small logs on top. For noses, attach red-hots to big bears and hearts to small bears with a dab of frosting. Let stand until set. Yield: 8 servings.

Originally published as Sledding Teddies in Taste of Home October/November 2007, p68

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Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2011 by pipolota

Made this recipe years ago... We just made the bears and ate them... great tasting!

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by jackiejill

Real cute:) Could I use choc chip or peanut butter cookie dough instead. Would it work? Jackie

Reviewed on May. 31, 2011 by ILoveYouThisMuch

Great recipe however a little challenging to make. I used this as the center piece for my holiday cookies and everyone loved it and appreciated the time I spent putting it together!

Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2009 by lovato textiles

what cookbook is this recipe in? i want to buy the cookbook with this recipe. lovato7@q.com thanks