Melting Snowman Cookies
Delightful cookies that capture the festive spirit of winter, resembling charming snowmen in a creative and fun decorating process.
Ingredients
For the Cookie Dough
- 2 cups basic sugar or gingerbread cookie dough A classic recipe works well.
For the Royal Icing
- 2 cups royal icing Prepare according to your favorite recipe.
- 1 tub food coloring Black, brown, orange, white, and green (or other colors as desired).
For Decorating
- 5 pieces disposable decorating bags For easy icing application.
- 2 pieces couplers To easily switch decorating tips.
- 2 pieces decorating tips Sizes 2 and 3 for various icing applications.
Instructions
Preparation
- Prepare the cookie dough according to your chosen recipe.
- Chill the dough as per the recipe instructions.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
- Use a round cookie cutter to cut out circles from the rolled dough.
Baking and Cooling
- Place cookie circles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the preheated oven according to your dough recipe instructions.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
Making Icing
- Prepare royal icing and divide it into smaller bowls.
- Tint portions of the icing using food coloring.
Decorating
- Set up decorating bags with couplers and appropriate tips.
- Pipe blob shapes on each cookie circle using the white icing for the snowman’s body.
- Thin the reserved white icing with water for flooding, fill another bag, and pipe back and forth to fill the outlined blobs.
- Use black icing to pipe the eyes and mouth, and create stick arms with brown icing.
- Pipe orange icing for the carrot noses and colorful buttons for decoration.
- Let the decorated cookies dry completely, ideally overnight.
Send me this recipe!
Just enter your email below and get it sent straight to your inbox!
Notes
Store decorated cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. They can last up to a week. To freeze, do so before icing and thaw completely before decorating.