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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 20, 2014
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Looking for some sweet fun? Chocolate and vanilla cookie doughs create perky penguins.

Penguin Cookies

  • Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 45 min
  • Servings 20
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, beat sugars, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Step 
    2
    Divide dough in half. Place half of dough and melted chocolate in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and knead until well mixed. Cover plain dough with plastic wrap. Refrigerate doughs about 2 hours or until firm.
  • Step 
    3
    Heat oven to 375°F. Keep dough covered while shaping cookies. To form penguins, shape 1 1/2-inch balls of plain dough into ovals for bodies. Shape wings and head with chocolate dough; press onto bodies. Shape beak, eyes and feet with plain dough; place on penguins. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cookies about 2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; carefully remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition

140 Calories
6g Total Fat
2g Protein
20g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
17%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
120mg
5%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
20g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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