Snowman Cookies

Name: Snowman Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 2 cups; 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; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/8 teaspoon coconut extract; 2 to 4 teaspoons 2% milk; Red and/or green food coloring; Miniature milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped

15 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 cups
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
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon coconut extract
2 to 4 teaspoons 2% milk
Red and/or green food coloring
Miniature milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Directions

1

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.
2

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
3

, place one ball of each size, side by side, for each snowman.
4

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.
5

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 and tint each with a different food coloring.
6

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.