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Roly-Poly Santas

I tuck one of these fanciful Santas into every gift cookie tray I make. They're a guaranteed hit with kids—young and old. And I like that they're not too difficult to assemble.

12 ServingsPrep: 1 hour Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Red paste food coloring
Miniature chocolate chips
ICING:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 tablespoons milk, divided
ASSEMBLY:
White nonpareils, sugar pearls and red-hot candies
Additional miniature semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add
milk and vanilla; mix well. Add flour and mix well. Remove 1-3/4
cups dough; tint red. Shape white dough into 12 balls, 3/4 in. each,
and 60 balls, 1/4 in. each. Shape red dough into 12 balls, 1 in.
each, and 60 balls, 1/2 in. each.
Place the 1-in. red balls on two ungreased baking sheets for the body
of 12 Santas; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Attach 3/4-in. white
balls for heads; flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Attach four 1/2-in.

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Roly-Poly Santas (continued)

Directions (continued)

red balls to each Santa for arms and legs. Attach 1/4-in. white
balls to ends of arms and legs for hands and feet.
Shape remaining 1/2-in. red balls into hats. Attach remaining 1/4-in.
white balls to tips of hats. Place inverted chocolate chips for eyes
and buttons.
Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until set. Cool for 10 minutes;
carefully remove from pans to wire racks (cookies will be fragile).
For icing, combine shortening and vanilla in a small bowl; mix well.
Gradually add 1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar; add 1 tablespoon
milk. Gradually add remaining sugar and milk.
Pipe a band of icing on hat, cuffs at hands and feet, and down the
front and at bottom of jacket. Pipe swirls of icing on tip of hat
and for beard. Sprinkle nonpareils and sugar pearls over icing on
hat and beard. Place a red-hot candy for mouth. Spread melted
chocolate for boots. Let stand until set. Yield: 1 dozen.

Editor's Note: Remaining dough may be shaped into balls and baked.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 434 calories, 25 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 175 mg sodium, 50 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.