Snow Angel Cookies Recipes

SNOW DAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla and milk. In another bowl, whisk oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in potato chips, pretzels, chocolate chips and M&M's., Drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake 14-16 minutes or until edges are golden brown (centers will be light). Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

SNOW ANGEL ELF COOKIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Make cookie dough as directed on pouch. Press dough in bottom of pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 30 minutes.
• Place about 3 tablespoons white frosting in each of 2 small bowls. Leave 1 bowl white for mittens, collar and hat trim; add very small amount red food color to other bowl to make pink for face. To remaining white frosting, stir in enough red food color to make bright red for hat, body, arms, legs and mouth. Chocolate frosting will be for hair and blue sprinkles for the eyes.
• Using sharp paring knife, cut cookie into shapes as directed on diagram. Place cookies on serving platter in elf shape. Frost and decorate elf as desired, using photo as guide.

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.

ANGEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, powdered sugar and salt.
• Add shortening, vanilla and chocolate chips and mix on low speed until just blended.
• On floured countertop, roll dough into 1-inch cylinders.
• Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minute or until firm enough to slice.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and cut in 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Place cookies on prepared cookie sheet and bake for about 10 minute.
• Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
• Note: Food coloring can be added to batter to liven up the color of the cookies.