Cookies, Snowman

By fireandfrost

Soft cookies are especially well-received when enfolded in colored tissue in holiday containers. It's a pretty way to deliver the snowmen. Happy Holidays!

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 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
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
• Red and/or green food coloring
• Miniature milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Preparation

Step 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.

Preheat oven to 325°. Shape dough into thirty 1-in. balls, thirty 3/4-in. balls and thirty 1/2-in. balls. On un-greased 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; immediately add chocolate chips for eyes and M&M's for buttons. Remove carefully from pans to wire racks; 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.