Roly-Poly Santas

Name: Roly-Poly Santas
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter, softened; 12 servings Miniature chocolate chips; 552 milliliters confectioners sugar, divided; 532 milliliters all-purpose flour; 12 servings Red paste food coloring; 2 Tbsps milk, divided; 12 servings White nonpareils, sugar pearls and red-hot candies; 12 servings Additional miniature semisweet chocolate chips, melted; 118 milliliters shortening; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

The recipe Roly-Poly Santas can be made in approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 474 calories. It works well as a very affordable side dish. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. If you have paste food coloring, chocolate chips, confectioners' sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Bowl

Add milk and vanilla; mix well.

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Vanilla

Milk

Add flour and mix well.

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All Purpose Flour

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.

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Dough

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. 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.

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Baking Sheet

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.

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Chocolate Chips

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).

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Oven

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.

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Powdered Sugar