Paw Print Cookies Recipe

5 from 2 votes

These adorable Paw Print Cookies are dedicated to our sweet pup, who is now free after 14 years with our family. These animal-themed treats feature a peanut butter cookie with a paw print design using chocolate wafers and dark chocolate chips. These are perfect for pet lovers and are delicious too!

Course Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword paw print cookies

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings cookies

Calories 157kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter - softened to room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar (110 grams)
1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 large egg - at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients:

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (180 grams)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
24 dark chocolate melting wafers - Ghirardelli
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips - or enough to add the full prints!

Instructions

Combine wet ingredients. In the bowl of a large standing mixer (using a paddle attachment), combine softened butter and both sugars. Mix until creamy. Then add the egg, vanilla extract, and peanut butter and mix again until well combined.
1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar (110 grams), 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 grams), 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Add dry ingredients. Add the flour, kosher salt, baking powder, and baking soda - and combine until flour is just absorbed.
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (180 grams), 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Form cookie balls. Use a small cookie scoop or a tablespoon to form 24 equal cookie balls. Roll with your hands.
Chill. Place pan in the refrigerator for two hours to chill. You can also refrigerate overnight.
Prep oven and pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add parchment paper to a large sheet pan.
Bake. Place eight small cookie balls on the prepared pan. Bake cookies for 9-10 minutes.
Add chocolate. Remove pan from the oven and lightly press a melting wafer into one side of each cookie. Then add four dark chocolate chips for the claws into each cookie. Return pan to the oven and bake for 3-4 additional minutes, or until slightly browned.
Repeat for remaining cookies.
24 dark chocolate melting wafers, 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
Cool. Remove cookies from oven and add a sprinkle of sea salt. Let the cookies rest on the pan for five minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Notes

Store paw print cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. You'll be able to stack them after the chocolate dries.
You can freeze the cookie balls or the baked cookies for up to three months.

Dedicated to Prince Theo Alexander Ringsdorf 💔

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