Snowman Cookies
Wrap these chocolate-topped snowmen in colored tissue and place them inside holiday containers. Like real snowmen, they disappear fast!
Yield: 48 servingsPrep Time:
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Ingredients:
| 1 cup | butter, softened |
| 1 (8-ounce) package | cream cheese, softened |
| 2 cups | sugar |
| 1 | large egg |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 1/4 teaspoon | almond extract |
| 1/4 teaspoon | coconut extract |
| 3 1/2 cups | all-purpose flour |
| 1 teaspoon | baking powder |
| miniature semisweet chocolate chips, and green and red m&m's minis | |
| FROSTING: | |
| 1 cup | confectioners' sugar |
| 1/8 teaspoon | coconut extract |
| 2 to 4 teaspoons | teaspoons 2% milk |
| red and/or green food coloring | |
| miniature milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped | |
Directions:
In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
Preheat oven to 325°. Shape dough into forty-eight 1-in. balls, forty-eight 3/4-in. balls and forty-eight 1/2-in. balls. On ungreased baking sheets, place one ball of each size, side by side, for each snowman.
Bake 18-20 minutes or until light brown. Remove from oven; cool on pans 2 minutes. Press on chocolate chips for eyes and M&M's for buttons. Carefully remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to reach a piping consistency. If two colors of frosting are desired, transfer half of the frosting to another bowl; tint with food coloring.
Cut a small hole in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; fill with frosting. Pipe scarves on snowmen. Use frosting to attach chocolate kisses for hats. Yield: 4 dozen.
Source: tasteofhome.com
