Description
These Melted Snowman Cookies bring the whimsical charm of winter into a delicious treat. Featuring classic sugar cookies topped with smooth royal icing, marshmallow snowman heads, and playful details like candy arms and expressive faces, these festive cookies are perfect for holiday gatherings and family fun.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 12 sugar cookies
Royal Icing
- 2 cups royal icing
- Black gel food color
Decorations
- 6 marshmallows, cut in half
- Long orange sprinkles
- M&Ms
Instructions
- Prepare black icing. Take 1/2 cup of your royal icing and dye it black using black gel food coloring. Mix until you reach your desired shade of black, then thin the icing to a 15 second consistency. Transfer this black icing to a piping bag and snip off a small tip for detailed piping.
- Prepare white icing. Thin the remaining white royal icing to a 10 second consistency and place it into a separate piping bag with a small snipped tip for frosting the cookies smoothly.
- Frost the cookies. Cover each sugar cookie with the thinned white icing, allowing it to drip slightly over the sides to create a melted snow effect.
- Assemble snowman heads and limbs. Immediately place the cut marshmallow halves towards the back of each cookie to form the snowman’s head. Attach M&Ms to the cookie for buttons or decoration. Using the black icing, pipe stick arms extending away from the marshmallow to create the appearance of floating arms while the icing is still wet.
- Finalize the decorating. Let the cookies set for 20-30 minutes until the icing begins to firm up. Then, pipe two eyes and a surprised ‘O’ shaped mouth using the black icing. Attach a long orange sprinkle nose to each marshmallow head using some leftover white icing as adhesive.
Notes
- To achieve the perfect dripping effect, the white icing should be thinned adequately but not too runny.
- If royal icing thickens while decorating, add a few drops of water to return to consistency.
- Allowing the icing to set enough before adding facial features is important to prevent smudging.
- These cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- For a sturdier hold, chill cookies after assembling but before decorating the face.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
