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Make the dough.
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Combine all the ingredients and mix well.
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Gradually add and mix milk into the dough, small amount at a time, while checking the softness of the dough.
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Divide the dough into half.
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Add and mix the cocoa powder to the half of the dough.
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Make the dough into balls.
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Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator.
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You can of course use your favorite cookie dough instead!
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Sandwich the one of the dough in two sheets of plastic wrap and roll it out to 5 mm thick.
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Cut into bear shapes using a cookie cutter.
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Leave the other half of the dough in the refrigerator.
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Align the shaped dough onto a cookie sheet.
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If the dough gets too soft to handle, place it back in the refrigerator to harden.
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Continue making the bear shapes once the dough gets hard enough to handle.
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Roll out the left over dough into a thinner layer.
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Making a nose either by using a cookie cutter or by making a small ball and smash it down.
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Place it onto the bears face.
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Place plastic wrap onto the nose, press it down with your finger (gently!!)
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so that it will stick to the dough.
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Make the faces.
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Before baking, combine the equal amount of the bread flour and the cocoa power and gradually add and mix some boiling water, a few drops at a time.
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Use a toothpick to draw a face.
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Use the flatter end of the toothpick to draw eyes and a nose.
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Use the pointing end of the toothpick to draw fine lines.
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Draw different kinds of expressions on the faces.
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Add stitches with a toothpick.
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It looks cute if you give his cheek the little dotted lines!
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Bake in the oven preheated to 170C for about 15 minutes.
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Adjust the cooking time according to your oven.
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Make the cheeks.
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Use some pink icing, pink chocolate decoration pen, or a small amount of white chocolate+red food coloring to add cheeks.
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For the icing, add some water, a few drops at a time, into the powdered sugar and add a very small amount of food coloring (red).
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Use a toothpick to put the icing onto the face.
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Finished!
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Since you will make the faces before you bake them, they are easier to handle, easier to eat and are well suited for gift wrapping.
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You can draw the faces with chocolate after you bake them if you would like.
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It looks really cute if you attach these cookies onto the side of a cake.
