Recipe - Peanut Butter Bears

1 cup Creamy peanut butter
1 cup Margarine; softened
1 cup Packed brown sugar
2/3 cup Light or dark corn syrup
2 Eggs
4 cup Flour; divided
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon; (optional)
One fourth teaspoon Salt

In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat peanut butter, margarine,
brown sugar, corn syrup and eggs until smooth. Reduce speed; beat in 2 cups
of the flour, the baking powder, cinnamon and salt. With spoon stir in
remaining 2 cups flour. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Divide dough in half; set aside half. On
floured surface roll out half the dough to '/8inch thickness. Cut with
floured bear cookie cutter. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake on ungreased
cookie sheets 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie
sheets; cool completely on wire rack. Decorate as desired. Preparation
Time:
35 minutes, plus chilling Bake Time: 10 minutes, plus cooling

Note: Use scraps of dough to make bear faces. Make one small ball of dough
for muzzle. Form 3 smaller balls of dough and press gently to create eyes
and nose; bake as directed. If desired, use frosting to create paws, ears
and bow ties.

Recipe by: Treasury of Christmas Recipes (1991)

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #936 by "Eugene Johnston"
ejohnston@mailexcite.com on Nov 30, 1997