Nelson Cookie Bake Cream Cheese Snow Man Cookies Recipes

SNOWMEN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F (if using dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat oven to 375°F). In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in flour and salt.
• Make 28 balls that are 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Make 28 balls that are 1 inch in diameter. Make 28 balls that are 3/4 inch in diameter. Roll each ball in granulated sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, for each snowman, place 1 ball of each size (small, medium, large) in a row with sides touching, pressing together slightly. Place snowmen 1 inch apart.
• Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool competely, about 30 minutes. Decorate as desired with candies (attach to cookies with small amount of frosting) and decorating gels.

SNOWMAN COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Make and bake cookie mix as directed on package. Cool completely. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Finely crumble cookies into large bowl; mix in toffee bits, powdered sugar, cream cheese and vanilla until blended. Shape mixture into 10 (1 1/2-inch) balls and 10 (1-inch) balls on cookie sheet, using wet hands to make balls smooth. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Using fork, dip each cookie ball into melted candy, letting excess drip off. Return to cookie sheet. Let set.
• For each snowman, stack 2 cookie balls, using candy coating to attach. Separate sandwich cookies. Place 1 cookie half, creme side down, on top cookie ball for hat; top with chewy caramel and 1 snowflake, using candy coating to attach. Attach candy eyes, candy corn tip for nose, chocolate candies for buttons and pretzels for arms. Draw mouth with edible marker. Cut fruit snacks lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips. Wrap fruit snack around neck for scarf.

SNOWMAN COOKIES

Steps:

• 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 forty-eight 1-in. balls, forty-eight 3/4-in. balls and forty-eight 1/2-in. balls. On ungreased 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; 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., 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., 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.