Chocolate Bear Paw Cookies – Bärentatzen

7. 10. 2025

Bear Paw biscuits are a classic Swiss piped chocolate cookie lightly spiced and deliciously glazed with dark chocolate.

They have a delicious and slightly cakey texture, making them perfect not only as a Christmas cookie but also to enjoy with your favorite cup of tea or coffee.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of butter, soft
• 1/4 cup of Icing Sugar
• 1/4 cup of Honey
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 Egg white, room temperature
• 1/4 cup of Milk, room temperature
• 1/4 cup of ground hazelnuts
• 1/4 cup of baking chocolate, high-quality
• 1 teaspoon of Cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup of all-purpose Flour

For the glaze:

• 1/2 cup of Icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon of Cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon of Water

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 360°F.
• Combine the butter, icing sugar, honey, and spice in a mixing bowl and whisk until light.
• Add the egg white and milk in a couple of stages.
• Stir in the ground hazelnuts and the melted chocolate.
• Sift together the flour and the cocoa and add to the butter-chocolate mixture.
• Stir until just combined, being careful not to overmix
• Place mixture into a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe cookies on a baking paper lined tray. Bake for about 10 mins.
• While they are baking, mix together the glaze ingredients. Remove from the oven and brush with the glaze while still hot.
• Allow to cool.

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