A shortbread cookie topped with white icing and a marshmallow, then decorated to look like a snowman. So fun to make with family!
Servings: 18cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutesmins
Cook Time: 25 minutesmins
Decorating: 20 minutesmins
Total Time: 1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
1cupunsalted butter, softened
1/2cup granulated sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
Decorations for the Cookies:
16ouncesfrosting, White
18largemarshmallows
Twizzlers Pull and Peel red candy
1black Wilton Food Writer edible marker
Confetti Decorating Sequins, flat sprinkles
1tubeblack Betty Crocker Writing Gel
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
Gradually add the flour until combined. The dough will be crumbly. Place the dough on a clean work surface and knead the dough until it forms a ball, about two minutes.
Cut the dough in half. Roll half of the dough between two sheets of parchment paper to ¼ inch thickness. Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut circles. Place cookies one inch apart on baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Repeat process with second half of dough.
Bake for 20-24 minutes. Cookies should be just slightly golden. Cool completely on wire racks before decorating.
Spread frosting in the shape of a puddle on each cookie. This can be done with a butter knife or a piping bag. Warming your frosting for 15 seconds in the microwave before placing it in a piping bag makes it easier to spread.
While frosting is soft, add a large marshmallow to the side of each cookie.
Peel a strip of red licorice to use as the scarf. Wrap it carefully around the base of the marshmallow and push down slightly to secure it to the frosting. Trim ends as needed.
Use a black food marker or chocolate sprinkles to make the eyes and mouth of each snowman.
Use the confetti sequins to make the buttons in the snow and use the orange sequins for the nose.
Draw two branches (arms) for each snowman using the black writing gel. Recipe makes 18 cookies.
Notes
Variations for Melted Snowman Cookies:
Turn your cookies into chocolate shortbread by modifying the recipe as follows:
1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
2 cups of flour
¼ cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
2. Turn Melted Snowman Cookies into NO-Bake cookies by using a graham cracker for the base instead of a shortbread cookie. Super easy and super cute!