Snowman Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

• Black icing - For decorating
• Orange candy melts - 24 pieces
• Mini chocolate chips - 48 pieces
• Milk - 2 tablespoons
• Powdered sugar - 1 cup
• Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
• Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
• All - purpose flour - 2 1/2 cups
• Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
• Egg - 1
• Granulated sugar - 1 cup
• Butter - 1 cup, softened

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add the egg and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix until well combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
5. Divide the dough into two equal portions and shape each portion into a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
6. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
7. Roll out one disc of dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
8. Use a snowman-shaped cookie cutter to cut out snowman shapes from the dough. Place the cut-out cookies onto the prepared baking sheet.
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
10. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk to make the icing.
11. Spread a thin layer of icing on each cooled cookie.
12. Place two mini chocolate chips on each cookie for the eyes, and one orange candy melt for the nose.
13. Use black icing to draw a mouth and buttons on each snowman cookie.
14. Allow the icing to set before serving or storing the cookies.