Jack Stacks

• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 3 tablespoons dark corn syrup or molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 to 4 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half or Fat Free Half & Half
• Red and yellow food color*
• Black decorator gel
• 6 green gumdrops, cut into fourths

1. Combine sugar and 1 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
2. Add egg, corn syrup and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
3. Continue beating until well mixed.
4. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
5. Divide dough into thirds.
6. Shape each third into a ball; flatten slightly.
7. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.
8. Heat oven to 375F.
9. Roll out dough on well-floured surface, one-third at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thickness.
10. Cut with 5-inch snowman cookie cutter.
11. Place 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets.
12. Bake 5-7 minutes or until set.
13. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.
14. Cool completely.
15. Combine powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla in bowl.
16. Beat at low speed, adding enough half & half for desired spreading consistency.
17. Add red and yellow food color, 1 drop at a time, until desired orange color.
18. Frost cookies.
19. Create faces on each round section using black decorator gel.
20. Add green gumdrop piece for stem.
21. *Substitute orange food color.

sugar, butter, egg, molasses, vanilla, allpurpose, ground cinnamon, baking soda, ground ginger, salt, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, red, black decorator gel, green gumdrops

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3225/jack-stacks (may not work)