Description
Red velvet bear cookies are soft, chewy, and shaped like adorable teddy bears. With a rich cocoa-vanilla flavor and bright red color, they’re perfect for gifting, holidays, or baking with kids.
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp red gel food coloring
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Optional: chocolate chips, candy eyes, icing for decoration
Instructions
1. Cream the softened butter with both sugars until smooth.
2. Add egg, vanilla, and red food coloring. Mix until well combined.
3. Sift in cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix just until a soft dough forms.
4. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
6. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut bear shapes with cookie cutter.
7. Add chocolate chip noses, candy eyes, or decorations as desired.
8. Place bears on baking tray and chill again for 15 minutes.
9. Bake for 8–10 minutes or until just set. Let cool before moving.
10. Decorate or serve as is.
Notes
For best shape, chill the cut-out cookies before baking.
Use gel coloring for vibrant red without adding too much liquid.
Store in an airtight container up to 4 days.
Freeze shaped, unbaked bears up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: red velvet bear cookies, teddy bear cookies, holiday cookies