Snowman Cookie Balls Recipes

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.

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.

MELTING SNOWMEN COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• 1. MIX cream cheese and cookie crumbs until well blended.
• 2. SHAPE into 48 (1-inch) balls; place in single layer in shallow pan. Freeze 10 min. Mix chocolate and peanut butter until well blended. Dip balls in chocolate mixture; place in shallow waxed paper-lined pan, allowing excess chocolate to pool at bottom of each ball. Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo.
• 3. REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
• 4. kraft kitchens tips : HOW TO EASILY DIP BALLS : To easily coat balls with the melted chocolate, add balls, in batches, to bowl of melted chocolate. Use 2 forks to roll balls in chocolate until evenly coated. Remove balls with forks, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl. Place balls in prepared pan; let stand until firm.
• 5. VARIATION Sprinkle cookie balls with colored sugar or sprinkles instead of decorating with the Mini OREO Cookies and decorating icing.
• 6. Note : when I made these , when I added the peanutbutter to the melted chocolate it made the melted snow brown , so I did some with melted almond bark and the turned out great!!