Snowman Cookies

  • 3 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon  baking powder
  • 1 cup  butter — softened
  • 1 package  cream cheese, softened — (8 oz)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 almond extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon coconut flavoring
  • miniature chocolate chips or red cinnamon candies
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp mlk
  1. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour and baking powder.  Set aside.
  2. In a large mixer bowl beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.  Add sugar; beat till fluffy
  3. Add egg, vanilla, almond extract, and coconut flavoring; beat well
  4.  Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
  5. Cover and chill overnight
  6. For each snowman, shape dough into 3 balls; one 1-inch, one 3/4-inch, and one 1/2-inch ball.  Place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet in decreasing sizes with sides touching.  Press together slightly.
  7. Press 2 miniature chocolate chips in smallest ball for eyes.  Press 1 red cinnamon candy in middle ball and 2 candies in largest ball for buttons.
  8. Bake in a 325 oven about 18 minutes or till edges are firm and bottoms are light golden brown.  Cool 1 minute on baking sheet.  Carefully transfer to a wire rack; cool.
  9. To make the icing for decorating the cookies, in a small mixing bowl stir together the 3/4 cup powdered sugar and enough milk or light cream (2-3 teaspoons) to make an icing of piping consistency.
  10. Stir in green food coloring.
  11. To make hats for the snow people attach halved kisses or peanut butter cups to the heads with icing.
  12. Lightly sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

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