Star Wars Grogu Heart Cookies to Support Cookies for Kids Cancer

February 12th, 2022 by justJENN

It’s Valentine’s Day, the sweetest time of year and a great time to bake for a good cause!

Every year I help my friend Julie at The Little Kitchen with her annual Good Cookies Food Bloggers’ Valentine’s Event, where food bloggers show their support by helping to raise funds and awareness of childhood cancers for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. These past few years have been difficult already, moreso for children diagnosed with cancer and their families. So it’s important to raise awareness and continue to raise funds for ongoing pediatric cancer research.

These little Grogu cookies show much a little bit of love can lift your spirits. Made of matcha and brown sugar cookie doughs, he’s holding pink candy hearts for Valentine’s Day. Make these for your friends and family and help spread the love!

Our goal is to raise at least $3000. Because these three companies: OXO, Mediavine amd Dixie Crystals have each pledged to match our donations raised through this campaign up to $3000! That means when we raise $1, it turns into $4!

Help us make a difference by donating to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. Be sure to visit the other bloggers participating in the Valentine’s Day event and check out their recipes!

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Star Wars Grogu Heart Cookies to Support Cookies for Kids Cancer

Ingredients:

You’ll need:
Star Wars Cookie Cutter
Pink candy hearts

For the green cookie dough:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon matcha (green tea powder)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

For the brown cookie dough:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

For the icing:
2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1-1/2 Tablespoons meringue powder
3 Tablespoons warm water
Black food coloring
Pink food coloring

Instructions:

Step 1: In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, matcha, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Step 2: In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar until combined.

Step 3: Add the egg and vanilla.

Step 4: Slowly add in the dry ingredients just until the dough comes together, and turns green in color.

Step 5: Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator until you are ready to use.

Step 6: In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.

Step 7: In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and brown sugar until combined.

Step 8: Add the egg and vanilla.

Step 9: Slowly add in the dry ingredients just until the dough comes together.

Step 10: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prep baking sheets with silpats or parchment paper.

Step 11: Roll out the green dough to about 1/4 inch thick. Flour the cookie cutter and cut out Grogu’s head, then transfer onto the prepped baking sheets.

Step 12: Roll out the brown dough to 1/4 inch thick. Flour the cookie cutter and cut out Grogu’s body. Transfer onto the prepped baking sheets, aligning the body with the head. Use two small pieces of brown dough to create Grogu’s collar. Add across the seam to cover where the head and the body meet.

Step 13: Take two small balls of green dough and press into the sides of the body to create Grogu’s hands. Repeat with the rest of the dough.

Step 14: Bake for 10 minutes, let cool on a wire rack.

Step 15: In a bowl with a hand mixer, stir together the powdered sugar and meringue powder. Slowly add the water until the icing is combined. Add a teaspoon of water if necessary, to get the right consistency.

Step 16: Divide the icing into two small bowls. Into one bowl, stir in the black food coloring to dye the icing black. Into the second bowl, stir in the pink food coloring to dye the icing pink. Place the icings into two separate piping bags.