Chocolate Teddy Bear Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• cream together the butter or margarine, sugar and vanilla. add the eggs. in a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. gradually add to the creamed mixture and blend. chill until firm.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• for each cookie: roll: 1 ball for the body (1 inch), 1 ball for the head (3/4 inch), 4 small balls for arms/legs (1/2inch), 2 smaller balls for ears, and 1 tiny ball for the nose. arrange on ungreased cookie sheet. with tooth pick, draw eyes and mouth.
• bake 6 minutes or until set. let cool 1 minute, then remove from cookie sheet. optional: make a ribbon around their necks using licorice whips (after baking).