Snowman Cookies

My inner child leaps for joy whenever these cookies are in the house. I can picture my 6 year old self nibbling the candies off the snowman, and savouring each bite of shortbread/sugar cookie melting in my mouth... well savouring as much as a child can. Realistically, I probably gobbled them down, reaching for another before the first was even fully chewed. These cookies never lasted long, especially once my two brothers and I dug in!

Anyway, Christmas just wasn’t complete without a plate of these cookies. Now, being a parent, the tradition can continue! The best part is my girl eats these snowman cookies the same way I did... M&Ms first!

Snowman Cookies

Ingredients:

-1 cup butter

-1/2 cup white sugar

-1 tsp vanilla

-2 cups flour

-candies to decorate

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325F.

2. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.

3. Stir in flour until blended.

4. Form the snowman with 3 balls of dough: 1”, 3/4”, and 1/2”.

5. Press desired candies into the dough for the snowman’s buttons, eyes, etc

6. Bake for 18 minutes until the bottom is lightly golden.