The easiest Christmas cookies ... even for me!

Every year, I force myself to make Christmas cookies with the kids because I know it is one of those things I am supposed to do, and I can totally hear my kids in 20 years telling me, "You never made cookies with us, like all the other moms did," if I don't. The thing is, I am not a good cook or baker (is that even the right word??) and I don't really enjoy it. This year I made the easiest cookies ever--two didn't require baking at all and the others are only three ingredients. I am putting these out there for all the other moms who don't like baking but put on the apron, for the kids' sake!



First, the reindeer and snowmen:
Using white icing for the snowmen and chocolate for the reindeer, heat the frosting for 10 seconds.
Dip Oreo cookies in the icing and place on parchment paper.
Use tiny pretzels (chocolate covered would have been best) to make the antlers and red hots for the nose. Use black gel icing for the eyes.
For the snowmen, use slices of dried mango or papaya for the nose, black gel icing for the nose and eyes, and a mini chocolate covered marshmallow for the hat.
Place the cookies in the fridge for several hours to harden the icing. They are still messy, but not as much if you chill the cookies.

For the shortbread cookies, mix 1 1/4 cup flour with 3-4 tablespoons sugar. Cut in 1/2 cup butter until the mixture is crumbly. Use your hands to form a mound of dough and then press it on a piece of parchment paper until it is the desired thickness. We used cookie cutters to make various shapes. We then used gel icing and sprinkles to pre-decorate the cookies before we baked them at 325 for about 30 minutes.

These are the easiest cookies ever and even I can't mess them up!