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🎅🏻RECIPE🎅🏻 ### Cookie Base Ingredients * **1 cup** unsalted butter, softened * **3/4 cup** granulated sugar * **3/4 cup** packed brown sugar * **2** large eggs * **1 tsp** vanilla extract * **3 cups** all-purpose flour * **1 tsp** baking soda * **1/2 tsp** salt * **2 cups** semi-sweet chocolate chips ### Decorating Supplies * **Royal Icing:** White (stiff and flood consistency), red, green, and black. * **Fondant:** Small amounts of red and white. * **Edible Markers:** Black and orange (optional). * **Piping bags** with small round tips. ### Instructions **1. Bake the Base** Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Cream the butter and sugars until fluffy, then beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients and chocolate chips. Scoop rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes. **Cool completely** before decorating. **2. Creating the Santa Design** * **The Face (Icing):** Use white flood-consistency royal icing to create a large circle on the top half of the cookie. Let it dry slightly. * **The Hat (Fondant):** Roll out red fondant and cut a semi-circle shape. Place it at the very top of the cookie. Roll a small ball of white fondant for the pom-pom and a thin strip for the hat's brim. Attach these with a tiny drop of water. * **The Beard (Frosting):** Using a piping bag with a small star or round tip and stiff white frosting, pipe small swirls or "dots" around the bottom and sides of the face to create a textured, voluminous beard. * **Features:** Use black icing to pipe two small eyes and red icing for a tiny round nose. **3. Creating the Snowman Design** * **The Body (Icing):** Pipe two overlapping circles of white flood icing to create a classic figure-eight snowman shape. Let this set for at least an hour. * **The Scarf (Frosting/Fondant):** You can either pipe a red and green striped scarf using stiff frosting or cut thin strips of colored fondant to drape across the "neck" area. * **The Face & Buttons:** Pipe a small orange triangle (or use a tiny piece of orange fondant) for the carrot nose. Use black royal icing to pipe "coal" eyes, a dotted smile, and three buttons down the chest. **4. Final Touches** Allow the decorated treats to dry at room temperature for at least 4 hours (ideally overnight) until the icing is completely firm to the touch. This ensures the 3D piped details of the beard and the smooth finish of the snowman remain crisp. #christmas #cookies #santa #snowman #chocolatechip

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