Fun and easy melting snowman cookies using a simple sugar cookie base and icing on top! Great kids Christmas cookie project.
Servings 3dozen
Author Sarah | Must Have Mom
Ingredients
Cookies
1 1/2cupspowdered sugar
1cupbuttersoftened
1teaspoonvanilla
1/2teaspoonalmond extract
1egg
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspooncream of tartar
Frosting
4Tbspmelted butter
2cuppowdered sugar
2tspMcCormick pure vanilla extract
6tspmilkor enough to thin frosting for spreading, add a little at a time
Decorating
jumbo marshmallows
Food Markers or decorating gel frosting
Instructions
Mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Heat oven to 375ºF. Lightly grease cookie sheet or use silpat mat/parchment paper.
Roll into 1.5" balls and roll in granulated sugar to coat.
Place on cookie sheet and bake 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.
To make frosting mix together melted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. You may add or reduce milk to reach the proper consistency so the icing spreads over the cookie and drips over the sides to give the "melting" appearance.
Spread icing over cookie and top with a marshmallow for the "head". Push marshmallow into icing to secure it.
Frost all cookies and add marshmallow. Allow to harden and set before decorating.
Once frosting has set you can decorate the snowman using either food markers or decorative gel icing. These melting snowman cookies were made with food markers to draw on the snowman's face on the marshmallow and add in arms, buttons and a bow tie. Get creative and use whatever you wish to use!