Fat Santa's
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 12 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
- red food coloring paste
- miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- snow frosting (see separate recipe)
- red cinnamon candies
- Preheat the oven to 325F In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add sugar; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
- Beat in milk and vanilla.
- Beat in as much of the flour as you can.
- Stir in remaining flour.
- Remove 1 cup of dough.
- Stir in red paste food coloring into remaining dough to make desired "santa" red color.
- Shape each Santa by making one 3/4 inch ball and four 1/4 inch balls from the plain dough.
- From red dough shape onbe 1 inch ball and 5 1/2 inch balls.
- Flatten the 1 inch red ball on an ungreased cookie sheet until 1/2 inch thick.
- Attach four 1/4 red balls for arms and legs.
- Shape remaining 1/2 inch red ball into hat shape.
- Place plain 1/4 inch balls at the ends of arms and legs for hands and feet.
- Add chocolate pieces for eyes and buttons on torso.
- Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack; cool completely.
- Spoon Snow Frosting into a decorating bag fitted with a medium star tip.
- Pipe mustache, beard, and a hat band.
- For nose, attach a cinnamon candy with a small dab of frosting.
- Allow frosting to dry.
- To store: Place in layers separated by wax paper in an air tight container; cover.
- Store at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze undecorated up to 3 months.
- Thaw cookies and then decorate.
butter, sugar, milk, vanilla, flour, red food coloring paste, chocolate chips, snow frosting, red cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fat-santas-342019 (may not work)