One of the most enjoyable thing about Christmas is getting in the kitchen and making Christmas cookies with our kids.

For busy moms, there are always the pre-packaged cookies that are almost as much fun for everyone, especially if you get colored frostings and let the kids decorate them into Santas or Christmas trees.

For those of us who dare to try and follow recipes, there are some really cool places on the web to look at and I have included one of the Snowman Recipes for us to all try.

This looks like one the kids will enjoy from Betty Crocker®:


Jolly Snowman Cookies (Cookie Mix)
Shoestring licorice turns into a magical snowman’s top hat on these sugar cookies. Gather even your littlest helpers because there are tasks even toddlers can do.


Prep Time: 1 hr
Start to Finish:1 hr 40 min
Makes: 3 dozen cookies

1 pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted
1 egg
1 tub Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
Black shoestring licorice
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup red cinnamon candies


1. Heat oven to 375ºF. Stir cookie mix, melted margarine and egg in medium bowl until soft dough forms. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten drops of dough until 1/4 inch thick and 2 inches across.
2. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3. Frost and decorate one cookie at a time. Spread frosting on 1 cookie. Add licorice across top third of cookie for hat, 3 raisins for eyes and nose and 5 candies for mouth. Repeat with remaining cookies.
(Total time will vary; cook or bake time is per batch.)

You can check out more of what they have to offer by checking out this web address:
https://www.bettycrocker.com/Login.aspx?redirectpath=Default

It is just one of the many places on the web that offer holiday recipes for families to try. They welcome you to look and select any recipe and copy it for your own use in your kitchen, which is a terrific offer. They also stock baking supplies that you can purchase and have delivered right to your door.

This is just one more way to make it festive and fun for everyone at Christmas.