Preparation

• Let the butter soften out of the fridge.

  Place both the white and brown sugar in a mixer bowl with paddle attachment, add the softened butter cut into pieces, and mix until the ingredients are well combined.

  

• Add the egg, the juice of an orange, and the grated zest.

  Mix well until you get a homogeneous dough.

  

• Now add the flour a bit at a time and the baking soda, continue mixing the ingredients.

  

• Take the dough out of the bowl and place it on a floured surface.

  Work it with your hands, and if it’s too soft, add a bit more flour.

  Form it into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and place it in the fridge for about an hour.

  

• Since I didn’t have suitable cookie cutters, I drew on parchment paper the shapes I wanted to replicate as cookies: the hat, the broom, and Befana’s stocking.

  I cut them out and set them aside.

  

• At this point, take the dough out of the fridge, roll it out with a rolling pin; the thickness should be about 1/5 inch.

  Place the templates on top of the dough and cut around them with a sharp knife.

  Then remove the inner parts, where you will place the gummy bears.

  

• Arrange the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let rest in the fridge for about an hour.

  

• Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes, remove the cookies from the oven and add gummy bears to the center of each hole; if the holes are smaller, half a bear will suffice.

  Continue baking at 350°F for about 5 more minutes.

  

• Finish decorating your cookies with Marshmallow Fondant and colored sprinkles.