Hedgehog Cookies

Hedgehog Cookies

Desserts Cookies

I needed something else to decorate a tree trunk cake, so baby hedgehogs seemed to be the perfect match.

Servings per recipe: 24
Calories per serving: 280
Preparation time: 1h
Total cooking time: 3h 10m

Ingredients:


  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:


  • 1   Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Whisk sugar, shortening, corn syrup, eggs, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Stir sugar mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Refrigerate dough until chilled, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • 2   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • 3   Scoop cookie dough using a cookie scoop or 1 tablespoon so all the cookies are uniform; shape dough into teardrop-shaped cookies. Flatten the pointed side of each cookie to form the 'face'. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.
  • 4   Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
  • 5   Pulse pecans in a food processor until finely chopped; transfer to a bowl.
  • 6   Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
  • 7   Dip the top of each cookie in the melted chocolate, spreading to fully coat the 'body' of each hedgehog. Press cookies, chocolate-side down, into the ground pecans forming the 'fur'. Arrange cookies on a sheet of waxed paper to set, about 30 minutes.
  • 8   Transfer the remaining melted chocolate to a piping bag or plastic bag with a corner snipped. Pipe chocolate onto the pointed end of each cookie for eyes and a nose.

Nutrion facts:


Total Fat 15.2g 23%
    Saturated Fat 4.0g  
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 99mg 4%
Potassium 75mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 34.2g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.5g 6%
Protein 3.4g 7%
Sugars 15g  
Vitamin A 23IU  
Vitamin C 0mg  
Calcium 20mg  
Iron 1mg  
Thiamin 0mg  
Niacin 2mg  
Vitamin B6 0mg  
Magnesium 19mg  
Folate 42mcg