Chocolate Holiday Bears

Source: Kraft Food

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (3.25-ounce) package Jell-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
3 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate

Decorations, such as: assorted small candies, raisins, sprinkles, colored sugars or Jet Puffed Mini Marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter, sugar, dry pudding mix and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Combine remaining dry ingredients. Gradually add to pudding mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Form into ball. (Refrigerate for up to 1 hour if dough is too soft to roll out.) Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch-thickness. Cut out dough using 4-inch "bear" cookie cutter or other 4-inch holiday cookie cutter; place on greased baking sheets. Re-roll scraps and use to cut additional cookies as needed. Decorate cutouts with small candies, raisins or sprinkles for eyes, mouth and buttons, pressing in lightly. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until slightly firm. Remove from baking sheets. Cool on wire racks. Melt chocolate in microwavable bowl on MEDIUM for 2 minutes. Spread on bottom half of bears for pants or skirts; use as "glue" to attach more decorations.
Makes 20 servings.

Nutrition: (per serving)
Calories 200
Total fat 9g
Saturated fat 5g
Cholesterol 25mg
Sodium 200mg
Carbohydrate 28g
Dietary fiber 1g
Sugars 17g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 4%DV
Vitamin C 0%DV
Calcium 0%DV
Iron 6%DV

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Kraft Food, Inc.