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HELENA GARCIA 'Scary Teddy' Chocolate Chip Cookies

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October 27, 2025

‘These are classic chocolate chip cookies that have been given a macabre makeover,’ the former Great British Baking Show star says about the ‘demon-like teddy bears’ included in her cookbook The Little Gothic Bakeshop. ‘Chocolate chip cookies are not ones that are often decorated, but I think these look the part’

- Photographs by GREG DUPREE

HELENA GARCIA 'Scary Teddy' Chocolate Chip Cookies

1½ cups (about 6⅜ oz.) all-purpose flour

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. fine sea salt

¼ tsp. baking powder

½ cup (4 oz.) salted butter, softened

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup packed light brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Red luster dust

Royal icing or white cookie icing

Red liquid food coloring (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.

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