Cute Bear Paw Cookies Recipe for Kids
These cute peanut butter bear paw cookies are great to make with the kids, get them mixing, scooping and adding the paw prints and then enjoy this tasty treat. Perfect for sharing as you read about your favourite bears, at your teddy bears picnic and even just cuddled up with a teddy bear. So here you go our simple bear paw cookie recipe for kids.
Bear Paw Print Cookies
These Bear Paw Cookies are so simple to make your little preschoolers and toddlers will enjoy mixing together the peanut butter cookie dough and then together you can add in the paw prints to make them.
Without a doubt my kids favourite part was smashing the dough balls flat well it was meant to be press down, but kids!
Ingredients for Paw Print Cookies
- Smooth peanut butter
- Sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate Buttons
- Chocolate chips
How to Make Bear Paw Cookies
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Stir together the peanut butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
3. Take a small ball of the dough and roll it into a ball between your hands.
4. Place the ball on the prepared baking sheet and press down with the palm of your hand until flat.
5. Place one button in the centre of the cookie and three chocolate chips on top to make a paw print.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, then remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for five minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Fun Bear Activities for Kids
Why not make the cookies then do one of these fun learning activities or crafts with the kids?
- Teddy Bear Sorting
- Go on a bear hunt outside
- Learn to write and read their name with our Bear Paw Names Printable
- Make a paper plate bear craft
Bear Books to Read
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Enjoy these cookies with some milk and snuggle up with one of our favourite bear books to read aloud with the kids.
More Cookie Recipes to Cook with Kids
- Kid Friendly Gingerbread Men Recipe
- Walnut and Chocolate Chip Cookies to Cook with Kids
- Rainbow Candy Cookies
Bear Paw Print Cookies
Ingredients
- 260 g peanut butter Smooth
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 12 chocolate buttons
- 36 chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir together the peanut butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Split the dough into 12 portions and roll it into balls between your hands.
- Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet and press down with the palm of your hand until flat.
- Place one button in the centre of the cookie and three chocolate chips on top to make a paw print.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, then remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for five minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
These bear paw cookies are adorable! I can already imagine the fun my little ones would have helping me make them – not to mention the joy on their faces when they see the finished treats. Your step-by-step instructions and helpful tips make it seem so easy to recreate at home. I’m wondering, have you tried experimenting with different flavors or toppings for these cookies? I’m excited to give this recipe a try with my family. Thanks for sharing!