cookie+campain



Philadelphia Snowman Cookies - by L. diggins

Ingredients - 1 (8oz.) pkg. Softened Cream Cheese 6 oz. (1 1/2 sticks) Butter, softened 2 cups All-purpose flour (+ some for dusting) 1 Cup Confectioners sugar 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract 1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda Color Gel or Icing

Preheat oven to 325 In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, 1 cup confectioners sugar, the butter and vanilla at medium speed until well blended. Combine 2 cups flour and the baking soda; add to the butter mixture and mix well.

Shape the dough into an equal number of 1/2" and 1" balls. Using 1 small and 1 large ball for each snowman, set the balls, slightly overlapping, on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten the snowmen to 1/2" thickness with the bottom of a glass dusted with flour.

Bake until cookies are light golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transferr to wire racks to cool. Sprinkle confectioners sugar over the snowmen and paint on facial features, a scarf, buttons, etc., with colored icing.