Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Tape down the sides and ends of the wax paper to the cookie sheet.
Using a double boiler melt the chocolate melts, stir often until all of the chocolate is melted.
With a fork dip each cookie into the melted chocolate. If necessary use a spoon to spread the chocolate over the entire cookie both front and back.
Place the dipped chocolate cookies on the lined cookie sheet. Allow them to dry completely about 20+ minutes.
And now the royal icing:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. If icing isn’t stiff enough, you’ll want to add ¼ cup powder sugar until stiff. Spoon the icing into piping bags using a #2 tip.
Add now to add the stitching on the footballs:
Following the examples in the picture use the icing to make lines on each end of the cookies. Draw the lines in a curved shape not just a straight line. In the center of the cookie make a draw a short line and then cross this line with three small lines. Allow to dry completely.
Recipe by A Frugal Chick at https://www.afrugalchick.com/easy-butter-butter-football-cookies/