To quote my favorite silly old bear, “What could be more important than something to eat?” To celebrate Winnie the Pooh, we baked these easy Winnie the Pooh-inspired shortbread cookies. These cookies are soft, buttery, and the perfect thing to have during an afternoon tea break. Bake up a batch over the weekend and if there’s a rumbly in your tumbly, these cookies will be there to satisfy! Keep reading to learn how to make your own.
Winnie the Pooh Shortbread cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Yellow food coloring
- 1/2 cup red candy melts
- Brown food coloring pen
Directions
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Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla, flour and salt. Mix in yellow food coloring until desired color is reached.
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Roll half of the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll the other half of dough into ¼-inch balls. Place the smaller balls on top of the 1-inch balls to form Winnie the Pooh’s face. Place cookies on a lined cookie sheet and chill for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Let cool.
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Use a brown food coloring pen to draw Winnie the Pooh’s facial features on the cooled cookies.
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Microwave the red candy melts in 30 second increments until melted. Stir frequently.
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Dip cookies halfway into candy melts and place on cooling rack until candy sets. Enjoy!
