Macademia Hugging Bears

I chanced upon some hanging cookies that were so adorable. They hang from cups and I thought it would be lovely to make these special cookies. Sadly, I bought a few cookie cutters that were too small and failed to hang them. Finally, I found the right sized cookie cutter, but the cookies refused to hang. *.*

But still needed to make them cute, so I made the bears hug a macadamia nut each, adorable much. Here the simple cookie dough that did not make the hanging mark, but they still can hug. :)

Ingredients
200g cake flour
150g butter
90g powdered sugar
80g almond powder
1 egg
1tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt

Optional flavouring
instant coffee
pandan paste
strawberry emelco
macadamia nuts

Method
1. Preheat the oven at 150 degree celsius. I lowered the oven temperature to avoid over browning.

2. Cream the butter and the powdered sugar together till light and fluffy.

3. Add the egg and whisk to combine.

4. Whisk in the vanilla extract.

5. Sift in the almond and mix well.

6. Sift in the cake flour and salt and mix well.

7. Divide the dough in as many portions as you have the different flavouring. For me, I added instant coffee, pandan paste and strawberry emelco. Knead in the flavour and wrap with a cling film in a disc shape and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

8. Roll the dough out and cut with desired cookie cutter.

9. Make the cut bears hug a macadamia nut (optional).

10. Bake the cookies in a the oven for about 20 minutes or when the cookies have become golden brown. Allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

I think the design is adorable and I will try the hanging cookies again. I hope to make hangings ones, it will be a good conversation starter. For now, my bears will hug a nut each.