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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 30 |
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Betty Tabb of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania writes that her soft cookies are especially well-received when she enfolds them in colored tissue before placing them in holiday containers. It's a pretty way to deliver the snowmen, she confirms.Betty Tabb, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania Ingredients:
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® brand mini chocolate candies |
frosting: |
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 |
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 thirty 1-in. balls, thirty 3/4-in. balls and thirty 1/2-in. balls. On ungreased baking sheets, place one ball of each size, side by side, for each snowman.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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: 2-1/2 dozen.
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