SNOW MAN COOKIES

For this month home bakers challenge priya ranjith is hosting the event. She selected christmas special biscuit recipes and cake recipes. I choose snowman biscuit and jewish apple cake.

Ingredients :

. unsalted butter - 1 cup ( 200 g )
. Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
. Water - 1 tsp
. Almond extract - 1/4 tsp ( i used vanilla essence )
. Flour / maida - 2 1/2 cup
. Green and red colour

Method :

1. Beat butter and sugar with an electric egg beater until it light and fluffy. Add vanilla essence and water. Beat well.

2. Gradually beat in flour and mix well.

3. Place 1/3 cup dough into 2 small bowl. Add red into 1 and green into another.

4. Shape remaining dough into 12 - inch ball and 12 - 1 1/2 inch ball.

5. Place smaller ball above the larger ball on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly.

6. For each snowman shape 2 tsp of coloured dough into hat. Place above head.

7. For scarf shape 1/4 tsp each colour into 3 inch rope. Twist rope together. Leaving one end untwisted. Place3 scarf around neck.

8. I used mustard seeds for eyes.

9. Bake at 180 degree for 15- 18 minutes.