Butter Cookie Snowmen

Butter Cookie Snowmen

1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened cup sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
Red and yellow paste food coloring
Miniature chocolate chips

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add milk and vanilla; mix well.
Gradually add flour. Remove cup of dough to a small bowl; tint with red food
coloring. Repeat with 1/3 cup of dough and yellow food coloring; set aside.

For snowmen, shape white dough into 24 balls, 1 inches each; 24 balls, about
1/2 inch each; and 24 balls, about 1/8 inch each. For bodies, place large
balls on two ungreased baking sheets; flatten to ~-inch thickness.
Place -inch balls above bodies for heads; flatten.

Shape red dough into 24 balls, 1/8 inch each, and 24 triangles. Place
triangles above heads for hats; attach 1/8-in. white balls for tassels.
Place red balls on heads for noses. Divide the yellow dough into 24 pieces;
shape into scarves and position on snowmen. Add chocolate chip eyes and
buttons. Bake at 325 degrees for 13 to 16 minutes or until set.

Cool for 2 minutes before carefully removing to wire racks.

Yield: 2 dozen.