A fun decorated holiday treat these Melted Snowman Cookies are a fun treat anyone would love to see on their cookie tray. Tasty, cute and enjoyable.

Christmas cookies are so fun to make, I love decorating them when I can but I don’t do too many decorated cookies but these are ones we make yearly.

The kids absolutely go crazy for them because of how fun they are and how they can help decorate them as well. I love getting kids in the kitchen when I can.

So these Melted Snowman Cookies are a for sure every year for us no questions asked these cookies always made!

I think the whole aspect with the cookies, the icing and the decorations really make them all around appealing to people and really gives them great flavor.

All of it works so good together, all the flavors and I mean just look at them. They are just too cute to resist, tell me that you don’t want to devour one!

If you want to dabble in cookie decorating then these Melted Snowman Cookies are absolutely the ones to start off with because they are super easy.

Some of our other favorite holiday cookies we have on our site include: Chewy Molasses Cookies, Chewy Sugar Cookies and Iced Oatmeal Cookies.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

Easily available ingredients help these come together easily.
Double this recipe for cookie swaps, get togethers or functions.
These are fun for the kids and they can help make them.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):

Salted butter
Granulated sugar
Egg
Milk
Vanilla extract
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Salt
Powdered sugar
Meringue powder
Water
Marshmallows
Gel food coloring
Sprinkles
Mini m&m’s
Twizzlers pull and peel

HOW TO MAKE MELTED SNOWMAN COOKIES, STEP BY STEP:

COOKIES:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla.
Then add the flour (start with 2 cups), baking powder, and salt. Beat this until well blended. If the dough is still really sticky you may mix in another ¼ to ½ cup of flour.
Divide the cookie dough into 2 equal size disks. Wrap these and place them in the refrigerator for 1 hour (or until firm).
When you remove the dough from the refrigerator, allow it to sit at room temperature until soft enough to roll easily.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick.
Use a 2 ½ inch, lightly floured cookie cutter to cut out as many cookies as you are able to.
Place the cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 7-10 minutes or until the edges are just golden. (they can cook quickly so watch carefully after the 5-minute mark)
When the cookies are removed from the oven, move them to cooling racks to cool completely before frosting them.

ASSEMBLY:

To make the icing: In a large, grease-free mixing bowl, sift together the powdered sugar and meringue powder. Add 5 tablespoons of the warm water. Use a stand mixer with a whisk attachment (or an electric hand-held mixer) to beat at high power for 10 minutes. Check the consistency.
We want to get to a thicker consistency of icing that still has the ability to move and slide on the cookie a bit. Add more water if the icing is too thick. If it is too thin, beat longer, it thickens the longer you beat it.
When you are ready to ice/make the melted snow, drop a dollop of icing onto the middle of the cookie and carefully spread out towards the edges. You can make this as perfect or messy as you’d like, after all it’s a MELTED snowman cookie. Some icing might slowly run off the side, that’s ok. But if it quickly runs off, your icing may be too thin. Either way, just use a little trial and error to get the look you want. There will be plenty to experiment!
Place one marshmallow on each cookie to represent the head of the snowman.
When you are ready to add the eyes and buttons, add some black gel coloring to some of the icing and pipe on arms and eyes. Do the same with orange food coloring to make icing for the carrot nose. Then drop on some mini m&ms for buttons, a licorice for the scarf and some sprinkles for fun!
The royal icing will take about 2 hours to dry. If you need the icing to firm up more quickly, you can refrigerate them.

WHAT IS MERINGUE POWDER?

This is a dried powder that bakers use that mainly consists of dried egg whites and is used in substitute for regular egg whites.

It is commonly used in making frostings, frostings and to stabilize whipped cream. So if you are a cookie decorated meringue powder is one ingredient you will want to have on hand.

CAN I MAKE THE ROYAL ICING AHEAD OF TIME?

Yes, it may be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Once you’ve brought it to room temperature you may need to whisk it smooth again.

CAN I ADD FLAVOR AND COLOR TO MY ICING?

Yes, you are welcome to add vanilla (keeping in mind that the icing will not be as white, unless you use clear vanilla extract). Or you could add almond extract or peppermint extract. You will want to start with 1 teaspoon taste and work from there.

You could use food coloring, but I prefer to use gel color instead because you get a more intense color and don’t need to use as much.

HOW TO STORE:

The unused icing may be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

The decorated cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature where they will keep for up to one week.

These can also be frozen, place iced cookies in a freezer container and they should last in the freezer for up to 3 months, let defrost in the refrigerator.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

In place of the meringue powder you could substitute pasteurized egg whites. You will substitute pasteurized egg whites (or 6 Tablespoons of pasteurized egg whites from a carton). Whisk the egg whites until foamy, then beat in the powdered sugar at medium speed for 5 minutes.
These can be frozen, see my tips above.
The icing can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.
These are great to be doubled for a large gathering, functions or cookie exchanges.
Kids love to help with these and they are easy to get started in cookie decorating.

If you want a fun but fairly easy treat to wow people this holiday season, then you need to make my Melted Snowman Cookies!

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Melted Snowman Cookies