Frosted Snowmen

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

½ cup shortening

1/3 cup honey

1 tsp baking soda

¾ tsp salt

2 eggs

½ tsp cloves

½ tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

2 cups quick-cooking oats

½ cup walnuts

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

¼ tsp cream of tartar

2 egg whites

Preheat oven to 375°.

Measure first ten ingredients into large bowl. With mixer at low speed, beat ingredients until well-blended, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. With wooden spoon, stir in oats and walnuts.

With floured hands, shape mixture into thirty-six 1-inch balls and thirty-six ¾ -inch balls. Place 1-inch balls 2 ½ inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets; then, place ¾-inch balls ½ inch above 1-inch balls. (During baking, the large and small balls will join together to form snowmen-like shapes.) Bake 10-12 minutes until golden. With pancake turner, carefully remove cookies to wire racks to cool.

Frosting: In medium bowl with mixer at low speed, beat confectioners’ sugar, cream of tartar, and egg whites until blended. Increase speed to high and beat 1 minute (mixture should be of easy spreading consistency).

Decoration: Dip top side of each snowman cookie into frosting to cover evenly. Place cookies, frosted side up, on wire racks. While frosting is still wet, quickly decorate each snowman as desired with sugar crystals, cinnamon decors, silver decors, etc. Let frosting dry until fir, about 1 hour. Store in tightly covered container.