Walmart Treat of the day - Chocolate Holiday Bears!

Todays treat from Walmart is Chocolate Holiday Bears

CHOCOLATE HOLIDAY BEARS

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

1 egg

1-3/4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

3 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Decorations: assorted small candies, raisins, sprinkles, colored sugars, JET PUFFED Mini Marshmallows

DIRECTIONS

• HEAT oven to 350°F.

• BEAT first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Mix flour and baking soda; gradually add to pudding mixture, beating well after each addition. Shape into ball.

• ROLL out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch-thickness. Cut out dough using 4-inch bear-shaped cookie cutter; place, 2 inches apart, on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps and use to cut additional cookies. Decorate with small candies, raisins or sprinkles for eyes, mouth and buttons, pressing decorations lightly into dough to secure.

• BAKE 12 to 14 min. or until slightly firm. Let stand on baking sheets 2 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

• MELT chocolate; spread onto bottom halves of bears for the pants or skirts. Use remaining chocolate to attach remaining decorations. Let stand until chocolate is firm.

TIME

prep time : 20 min

total time : 49 min

makes : 20 servings