Santa’s Belly Cookies

Ingredients

1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury or store brand  refrigerated sugar cookies

24 large marshmallows

1 container (1 lb) vanilla creamy ready-to-spread frosting

Red, yellow and black gel food colors

48 white vanilla baking chips (for Santa’s suit buttons) 

 

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. On ungreased cookie sheet, place dough rounds 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Meanwhile, slightly flatten marshmallows.
2. Remove from oven, and top each cookie with marshmallow. Return to oven, and bake 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly softened.
3. Remove cookies from cookie sheets; cool completely on cooling racks. Meanwhile, separate frosting into 3 small bowls, using 1 1/4 cups to make red frosting, 1/4 cup for yellow frosting and 1/4 cup for black frosting. Add food color to each, and mix to get desired colors (red, yellow and black). Frost and decorate cookies to look like Santa’s belly, using photo as a guide