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Chewy Wookiee Cookies

JEN AMBROSE
Invite a Wookiee to your May the 4th party with these Chewy Wookiee Cookies! They're as delicious as they are fun to make, and they're sure to be a hit with guests of all ages.

Ingredients
  

What You'll Need for the Cookies:

  • ½ cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup of softened butter
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups of all-purpose flour plus a little extra for rolling
  • 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon of baking powder
  • A pinch of salt

For the Wookiee Decorations:

  • ½ cup of softened butter
  • 2 cups of confectioners’ sugar
  • 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  • 1-2 tablespoons of milk
  • 4 ounces of black fondant
  • 3 ounces of grey fondant

Instructions
 

Baking the Cookies:

  • Mix It Up: In a big bowl, cream together the sugar and egg until it's nice and smooth. Mix in the butter and vanilla extract until everything's looking friendly and well-blended.
  • Dry Ingredient Shuffle: In a smaller bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together. This is your dry team, ready to join the wet ingredients party. Slowly mix these dry ingredients into the wet mix until a dough forms.
  • Chill Out: Wrap up that cookie dough in some plastic wrap and let it take a chill pill in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat and Prep: Kick that oven on to 375 degrees F, and line your cookie sheet with parchment paper. Flour up your rolling space and rolling pin, then roll out your dough to about a ¼ inch thick.
  • Shape Shift: With a cookie cutter, go ahead and press out 12 little "gingerbread man" shapes from your dough and transfer them to your prepped cookie sheet.
  • Bake and Cool: Slide your cookies into the oven for 6-8 minutes. Once done, let them cool down to room temp on a cooling rack.

Decorating Time:

  • Fondant Fun: Roll out the black fondant till it's also about ¼ inch thick. Slice it up into 12 strips. Each should be 4-5 inches long and about ⅓ inch wide.
  • More Fondant: Do the same with the grey fondant and use something small and round (like the end of a piping tip) to cut out 48 tiny circles.
  • Assemble the Sash: Stick 4 grey circles onto each black strip to mimic a Wookiee's sash. If needed, use a dab of water to keep them in place.
  • Buttercream Bliss: In a big bowl, start your mixer on low and beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, and milk. Crank up the speed gradually until high and beat until you've got a smooth chocolate buttercream.
  • Frosting the Fur: Scoop that chocolate buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a grass/hair tip (like Wilton #233). Start from the top and pipe down long strips of "fur" all over each cookie.
  • Final Touches: Give each Wookiee a sash, trimming as necessary for the perfect fit.