Description
Make these cute and easy melted snowman cookies for a fun holiday baking activity with kids.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (for icing)
- 2 tablespoons milk (for icing)
- Food coloring (optional, for scarf/hat)
- Small round vanilla wafer cookies (for the head)
- Black decorating gel or small black sprinkles (for eyes and buttons)
- Orange sprinkles or small candy pieces (for the carrot nose)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined to form a stiff dough.
- Divide the dough in half, wrap each half in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion of the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness.
- Use a large round cookie cutter to cut out the body shape. For the melted puddle effect, use a smaller round cutter or the edge of a glass to cut a slightly uneven, wider base shape for the ‘puddle’.
- Place the cutouts on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Let cool completely on the baking sheet before moving.
- While cookies cool, prepare the icing by whisking the powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Add food coloring if desired for decoration.
- Once cookies are cool, use a knife or small offset spatula to spread a thin layer of white icing over the entire cookie surface.
- For the head, place one vanilla wafer cookie near the top center of the iced cookie body.
- Use the black decorating gel to draw two eyes and three buttons on the body portion.
- Place one small orange sprinkle or candy piece on the wafer cookie for the nose.
- Use leftover icing or small colored candies to create a small scarf detail around the base of the wafer head. Let the icing set before serving.
Notes
- For a faster version, you can use store-bought sugar cookie dough instead of making it from scratch.
- If you do not have black decorating gel, use small black nonpareils or edible marker dots for the eyes and buttons.
- You can use small pretzel sticks dipped in colored candy melts for a more defined scarf.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 90
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 24
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 30