Description
Soft sugar cookies topped with fluffy buttercream, sculpted into the cutest polar bear faces for winter celebrations.
Ingredients
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- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Buttercream frosting
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Heavy cream or milk (for frosting)
- Black gel icing or candy (for eyes & nose)
- Coconut flakes (optional for snow texture)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt, then blend into wet ingredients.
- Roll dough into balls, flatten slightly, and bake for 12–15 minutes until edges are set. Cool completely.
- Prepare buttercream by beating butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream until fluffy.
- Frost cookies generously, shaping texture with a spatula to resemble fur.
- Add eyes and nose details; sprinkle lightly with coconut if desired.
Notes
- Ensure cookies are completely cool before frosting to prevent melting.
- Use different colors of gel icing for a fun variety of polar bear faces.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12–15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg