Kids In The Kitchen

Scrumptious Snowmen Treats

By Belinda Mooney

Have some wintertime fun and with these easy to make recipes you can have snowmen, and snow, year round! Snowman in a Cup is perfect for dessert and Marshmallow Snowbuddies make great party favors. All of the recipes make wonderful after school snacks.

NOWBALLS

Ingredients:

1 (14-ounce) bag flaked coconut
1/2 gallon carton vanilla ice cream
1 recipe Chocolate Sauce (see below)
Small candles, for garnish
Sprigs of holly, for garnish

Place coconut in a shallow bowl. Remove ice cream from freezer and thaw at room temperature for about 10 minutes. Peel carton from ice cream. With a knife, cut ice cream in half and then in fourths, making 8 slices. Quickly shape each slice into a ball and roll in coconut. Place Snowballs on a tray. Freeze until very hard. On day of serving, place individual serving bowls in freezer to chill. At serving time, remove bowls from freezer. Place about 2 tablespoons Chocolate Sauce in bottom of each bowl. Remove Snowballs from freezer. Place one Snowball in each frosty bowl. Place a small candle in each. Light candles and serve with a sprig of holly if desired. Makes 8 Snowballs.

Essential Mormon Celebrations by Julie Badger Jensen

SNOWMAN IN A CUP

Ingredients:

Clear glasses
Milk chocolate candy bar
Clean, unused paint brush
Ribbon or yarn
4 cups vanilla ice cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups milk, less for thicker milkshakes

What you do:

Melt the chocolate bar in the microwave 15 seconds at a time until soft. Using your paint brush, paint eyes, nose and mouth on the inside of the glass. Put the glass in the refrigerator so the chocolate can harden.

Mix the ice cream, vanilla and milk together in a blender. Pour into the glasses. Add ribbon or yarn to the base of the glass for a scarf. Enjoy your snowman.

PHILADELPHIA SNOWMAN COOKIES

Ingredients:

1 (8 ounce) package Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 (13 ounce) package miniature peanut butter cups (optional)

Mix cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well.

Shape dough into 1/2-inch and 1-inch diameter balls. Using 1 small and 1 large ball for each snowman, place balls, slightly overlapping, on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in additional flour. Repeat with remaining dough.

Bake at 325 degrees F for 19 to 21 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle each snowman with sifted powdered sugar. Decorate with icing as desired. Cut peanut butter cups in half for hats.

Courtesy of Philadelphia Cream Cheese

SNOWFLAKES

ADULT SUPERVISION NEEDED

Ingredients:

Flour
Oil
Powdered sugar

Warm your tortillas slightly in the microwave so you can fold them. Next fold the tortilla into half, then half again. Cut out designs just like you were making a paper snowflake.

Put a small amount of oil into a skillet. Fry the tortilla until crisp. About 30 seconds on each side. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

SNOWFLAKE KABOBS

Ingredients:

Large marshmallows
a variety of fruits (raisins, dried fruits, berries work best)
flaked coconut
mini-marshmallows
coffee stirrers (about 3 per marshmallow)

On each coffee stirrer put mini marshmallows and pieces of fruit. Push the coffee stick into the large marshmallow to resemble a snowflake. Sprinkle with coconut.


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		Kids In The Kitchen Scrumptious Snowmen Treats By Belinda Mooney Have some wintertime fun and with these easy to make recipes you can have snowmen, and snow, year round! Snowman in a Cup is perfect for dessert and Marshmallow Snowbuddies make great party favors. All of the recipes make wonderful after school snacks. NOWBALLS Ingredients: 1 (14-ounce) bag flaked coconut 1/2 gallon carton vanilla ice cream 1 recipe Chocolate Sauce (see below) Small candles, for garnish Sprigs of holly, for garnish Place coconut in a shallow bowl. Remove ice cream from freezer and thaw at room temperature for about 10 minutes. Peel carton from ice cream. With a knife, cut ice cream in half and then in fourths, making 8 slices. Quickly shape each slice into a ball and roll in coconut. Place Snowballs on a tray. Freeze until very hard. On day of serving, place individual serving bowls in freezer to chill. At serving time, remove bowls from freezer. Place about 2 tablespoons Chocolate Sauce in bottom of each bowl. Remove Snowballs from freezer. Place one Snowball in each frosty bowl. Place a small candle in each. Light candles and serve with a sprig of holly if desired. Makes 8 Snowballs. Essential Mormon Celebrations by Julie Badger Jensen SNOWMAN IN A CUP Ingredients: Clear glasses Milk chocolate candy bar Clean, unused paint brush Ribbon or yarn 4 cups vanilla ice cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups milk, less for thicker milkshakes What you do: Melt the chocolate bar in the microwave 15 seconds at a time until soft. Using your paint brush, paint eyes, nose and mouth on the inside of the glass. Put the glass in the refrigerator so the chocolate can harden. Mix the ice cream, vanilla and milk together in a blender. Pour into the glasses. Add ribbon or yarn to the base of the glass for a scarf. Enjoy your snowman. PHILADELPHIA SNOWMAN COOKIES Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package Cream Cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 3/4 cup butter or margarine 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 (13 ounce) package miniature peanut butter cups (optional) Mix cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Shape dough into 1/2-inch and 1-inch diameter balls. Using 1 small and 1 large ball for each snowman, place balls, slightly overlapping, on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in additional flour. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake at 325 degrees F for 19 to 21 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle each snowman with sifted powdered sugar. Decorate with icing as desired. Cut peanut butter cups in half for hats. Courtesy of Philadelphia Cream Cheese SNOWFLAKES ADULT SUPERVISION NEEDED Ingredients: Flour Oil Powdered sugar Warm your tortillas slightly in the microwave so you can fold them. Next fold the tortilla into half, then half again. Cut out designs just like you were making a paper snowflake. Put a small amount of oil into a skillet. Fry the tortilla until crisp. About 30 seconds on each side. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. SNOWFLAKE KABOBS Ingredients: Large marshmallows a variety of fruits (raisins, dried fruits, berries work best) flaked coconut mini-marshmallows coffee stirrers (about 3 per marshmallow) On each coffee stirrer put mini marshmallows and pieces of fruit. Push the coffee stick into the large marshmallow to resemble a snowflake. Sprinkle with coconut. Families First Monthly Online Edition Published 6 Times a Year Suttons Bay, Michigan Email Us!