4.8 from 18 votes
Hedgehog Cookies...Almost Too Cute to Eat!
Adorable shortbread cookies shaped like hedgehogs.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 16 to 20
Calories: 416 kcal
Course:
Bread , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 12 oz butter (unsalted, room temperature)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
Decorating:
- 8 oz chocolate (chopped)
- 1 cup almond slices (for decoration, as needed)
Instructions
Cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350℉
- In a large bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the butter and granulated sugar until they are just coming together, then add the vanilla. In a smaller bowl, sift the flour and salt, then add to the butter mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come together.
- Put the dough out onto a floured counter and bring it together into a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Shape pieces of dough into a hedgehog shape and place on a silicone sheet lined tray.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the hedgehogs are just starting to brown. Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
Cup of Yum
Chocolate and Decoration:
- Melt the chocolate gradually in the microwave (use the defrost function)
- Coat the back of the cooled cookies and add almond slivers as seen in the photos.
- Make two eyes, and a nose with the chocolate.
Notes
- Keep in a tin afterward for best results.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cookie
Calories
416kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
175mg
(7%)
Potassium
158mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
539IU
(11%)
Calcium
34mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16to 20
Amount Per Serving
Calories 416
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 416kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 175mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 158mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 539IU | 11% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.