What does a snowman like to put on his ice burgers? Chilly sauce!

THE  SNOWMAN VILLAGE

Down the road beneath the tall trees and under silvery skies, stand snowmen all in a row.
They live in a village where all good snowmen go when they are tattered and soiled.
Some have missing eyes, some have missing arms, some have missing noses, and some are so plump that they have missing buttons.
At night under the snowy skies, the animals gather to repair the tattered snowmen one by one.
They bring new buttons for their eyes. They bring new branches for their arms. They bring new carrots for their noses and they bring new buttons for their plump bellies.
The next morning the new snowmen are gone, leaving only bare spots on the ground where they once stood.
Where they go no one knows. But, I heard when snowflakes fall in snowman villages all over the world, a new snowman finds a home.

After playing out in the snow and making your own snowmen, enjoy these yummy cookies with a glass of milk or hot cocoa.

SNOWBALLS
1 cup butter, softened
½-cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
Confectioners’ sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in chopped nuts. Shape the dough into rounded balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 325 degrees for 22-25 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Let stand for 5 minutes and then dust with confectioners’ sugar. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

I hope you enjoyed my whimsical tale about a snowman village . . . and the cookies!

Janet Smart lives in Jackson County. Visit her blog at http://www.janetsmart.blogspot.com.