How to make cookie dough footballs

Start with washing your hands, after that start with putting cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes

make sure ALL utensils are clean when measuring ingredients. so now, mix in vanilla

Add flour and mix until well combined. Dough will be thick. Add 1-2 T water,IF NEEDED to help the dough come together.

stir in mini chocolate chips

Shape balls of cookie dough to your liking into footballs.

then place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

cover balls and refrigerate balls until firm.

wash hands again while waiting for the fotballs to chill. then, Melt chocolate candiquick or melting wafers in a bowl until smooth

completely dip and cover the balls or use a plastic or piping bag to cover the top with chocolate

Place chocolate coated footballs back onto parchment lined cookie sheet to harden.

after chocolate hardens, melt the vanilla candiquick or white chocolate melting wafers.

Pipe onto the footballs to create the strings. Allow to dry.

Enjoy. Next year if you have a Super Bowl party you can put blue stars on the footballs for the 'Boys! >;)