Brown Sugar Wookiee Cookies
When I sketch baking ideas, I’m always looking for ways to keep things simple. Minimal decoration allows the essence to come across and the cookie itself should be full of flavor.
This Chewbacca cookie is no exception. Flavorful brown sugar gives him that trademark color and a simple pipe of black frosting for eyes gives him that special Wookiee twinkle in his eye. With just a hint of simple piped white frosting, the tiny growl-y teeth is what makes the recipients of these cookies ooh and ahh. Or…Arrrggghhnnn. Grrrhn. Gahr.
If the Wookiee asks for it, let him have the cookie. It’s not wise to upset a Wookiee.
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to store cookies, keep them in an airtight container for up to a week or wrap in plastic wrap and then freeze them for up to three months. But really, why wouldn’t you just eat them right away?
Brown Sugar Wookiee Cookies
Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
black icing
white icing
Instructions:
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and brown sugar until combined.
Add the egg and vanilla, then slowly add in the dry ingredients until the dough comes together. The dough will form quickly, and when it starts to pull away from the bowl, it’s ready.
Split the dough into two and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill until you are ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prep baking sheets with silpats.
Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick. Use your cutter to cut out the shapes and transfer onto the prepped baking sheets.
Bake for 10 minutes, let cool on a wire rack.
Once the cookies are completely cool use a #3 tip to pipe the eyes and nose in black icing.
With the white icing, pipe a zig zag pattern with a #2 tip for the wookiee’s teeth.
These are absolutely amazing! You’ve outdone yourself yet again!
These are delicious! Love that I didn’t have to do any serious decorating yet they look great on a platter of cookies! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
OMG – there are adorable! Now I need to get these 😉
i want to chew chewbacca
These are SO delicious!!! I may never make “plain ole” sugar cookies again!! Thank you SO much!!
where did you get the cookie cutter?
Where did you get the chewbacca cookie cutter?