Chocolate Bear Paw Cookies

These adorable Chocolate Bear Paw Cookies are rich brownie-like cookies that are just as delicious as they are cute!

Course Dessert, Desserts & Sweets

Cuisine American

Keyword Bear Paw cookies, chocolate bear paw cookies, cookie recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 680kcal

In a large bowl, add the chocolate cake mix and the baking powder.
15 ounce chocolate fudge cake mix, 1 tablespoon baking powder
Add melted butter and eggs.
2 eggs, 1/3 cup unsalted butter
Using an electric mixer, beat on low until a soft dough forms. You can mix everything with a rubber spatula instead, if you don’t have a mixer.
Next, fold in the chopped walnuts.
½ cup walnuts
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Use a small cookie scoop or a spoon to drop 1 ½ tablespoon sized balls of dough onto the lined baking sheet. Make sure to space them a few inches apart to leave room for the cookies to spread.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the tops are set and the cookies are done.
Allow the cookies to cool in the pan for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

Once the chocolate cookies have cooled, place unwrapped caramels in a microwave safe bowl.
10.8 oz Werther’s Originals chewy caramels
Add heavy cream and melt on high in 30 second increments.
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Stir frequently in between microwaving. Continue until the caramel is silky smooth and there are no lumps.
Let cool for a few minutes before dropping half a tablespoon on top of each cookie.
Add a chocolate wafer for the pad of the paw and 3 semisweet chocolate chips on top of each cookie to make bear claws.
22 milk chocolate candy melts
Continue until all the cookies are decorated.

To prevent a flat cookie, you want to make sure that you give the dough time to chill until it’s nice and firm.
Want to save time later? The cookie dough can be made up to two days in advance. Just cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.