Wookie Cookies Gingerbread Recipe

Chewy, chocolatey, and oh-so-furry — these gingerbread Wookie cookies are the ultimate holiday treat for Star Wars fans of all ages.

These Wookie cookies make the perfect Star Wars-inspired gingerbread men for your holiday baking! 

If you’ve been around here for a while, you already know that Star Wars has a big place in our family. With a new movie release and the holidays colliding, it’s even easier to combine our love of Star Wars with the holidays and food!

Honestly, are we even surprised that Chewbacca cookies are happening in my kitchen? Nope. Not at all.

This is not an original idea from me. In fact, it was when someone shared the Buzzfeed video on my Facebook last year that I knew they had to be part of our yearly traditions.

So now, instead of gingerbread men, it’s fun Wookie cookies marching across our cookie trays. They’re furry, festive, and just the right amount of silly to make everyone smile.

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When I made a batch of these Wookie cookies, I knew that I had to share them with you right away! Because seriously, how amazing are they?

We love them and I now substitute these Wookies for gingerbread men in all of my holiday baking.

If you love gingerbread, be sure to also check out my gingerbread bars, gingerbread pancakes, and this gingerbread cake recipe. They are delicious too!

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My Kitchen Essentials for Baking

• I love using this non-stick bakeware for all of my baking.
• These silicone mitts are perfect for grasping hot pans and baking dishes.
• This Henckel knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
• These parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging and these large Rubbermaid food storage containers are great for storing baking in the freezer.

How to Make These Yummy Wookie Cookies

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour – Your solid base for chewy gingerbread Wookie cookies.
• Unsalted butter – For rich, melt-in-your-mouth flavor.
• Sugar – Sweetens things up just enough to balance all those warm spices.
• Molasses – The secret to gingerbread’s deep, dark, delicious flavor.
• Water – Just a splash to bring everything together.
• Baking soda – Lifts the dough just enough so they bake up soft instead of flat.
• Ground ginger – Warm and zingy for true gingerbread flavor.
• Cinnamon – The spice that says “holiday” in every bite.
• Salt – A pinch to balance all that sweetness.
• Large egg – The glue that holds the cookie dough together.
• Chocolate and white chocolate chips – For Chewie’s signature bandolier.

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Using a KitchenAid mixer, combine all ingredients and mix until a cookie dough forms.

3. Cover dough or wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

4. Dust a smooth surface with flour and roll out dough about 1/4″ thick.

5. Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter to cut out your Wookies.

6. Stretch the body, arms, and legs slightly to give that classic Wookie shape and score fur marks into the cookie’s surface with a fork or butter knife.

7. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 10-12 mins.

8. Allow the cookies to cool on a wire rack before decorating with melted chocolate and white chocolate chips.

The kids love to help roll, cut out, and decorate these Wookie cookies. We use a butter knife to mark up the gingerbread before baking and give each Wookie a “furry” look. 

Semi-sweet chocolate is then melted and drizzled on to form a utility belt. The boys place white chocolate chips along the belt to complete the look.

You could also add chocolate eyes, a little mouth, and other details if you wanted.

Tips and Tricks

• Always bring ingredients like butter and eggs to room temperature for smoother mixing.
• For even more molasses flavor, substitute some of the white sugar for brown sugar.
• Add a splash of vanilla extract, some cloves, or even allspice for a more complex spice blend.
• Divide dough and shape each section of the dough into a disk before chilling to make rolling easier.
• Let cookies cool fully on racks before decorating or the chocolate will melt and slide off.
• Use a piping bag for precise chocolate “belts” or just drizzle with a spoon for a more rustic look to Chewie’s bandolier.
• Store cooled cookies in airtight containers or freeze in layers between parchment for weeks of chewy goodness.

Our Tips for Holiday Baking

• Double or triple recipes to make large batches of goodies. This allows cookies and bars to be made in an assembly line fashion and speeds up the process.
• Pick holiday recipes that complement each other and look good plated together. For example, every year I like to make candy cane brownies, eggnog cookies, cranberry and pistachio shortbread, and peppermint dipped chocolate cookies for a good variety.
• Participate in a holiday baking exchange! This is a great way to prepare for a season of holiday entertaining.
• Start baking early and store goodies in the freezer until they are needed. I use these large Rubbermaid food storage containers to save a mixture of cookies and bars in my freezer so that I have them ready to go for Christmas parties and gatherings all season long.

If you have a Star Wars fan in the family, these cookies are such a fun addition to the holidays! Or for birthdays, anniversaries, office parties…honestly, any occasion!

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Wookie Cookies

These Wookie Cookies make the perfect Star Wars inspired gingerbread men for your holiday baking! We love this yummy gingerbread recipe.

4.36 from 17 votes

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Author: Heather Painchaud

Servings: 2 dozen

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Ingredients

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• 3 cups flour
• ¾ cup butter melted
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup fancy molasses
• ½ cup water
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Using a KitchenAid mixer, combine all ingredients and mix until dough forms.
• Cover dough and refrigerate for at least four hours.
• Dust surface with flour and roll out dough about 1/4" thick.
• Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter to cut out wookie shapes.
• Stretch the body of the wookie and score fur marks into the dough with a butter knife.
• Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 10-12 mins.
• Allow the cookie to cool before decorating with melted chocolate and white chocolate chips.

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