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melted snowmen cookies

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Colleen Sowa
La Crosse, WI

This is a recipe I made up after seeing a photo on the internet. They are so cute! My 4 grandchildren love them! Great for parties of cookie exchanges! Play With Your Food ! xo

(3 ratings)
yield 2 dozen
prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For melted snowmen cookies

  • COOKIE DOUGH
  • 2 pkg
    roll out cookie dough (or use your favorite recipe)
  • 1/2 c
    flour (for rolling out the dough)
  • ICING
  • 1
    batch wilton's royal icing (white) (set some aside to color for embelishments)
  • https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/jodie57/wiltons-royal-icing/cake?k=wilton+icing&p=6&o=r
  • HEADS
  • 1 pkg
    regular size marshmallows
  • ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
  • 1 bag
    small pretzel sticks (for arms)
  • candy eyes
  • red licorice laces (for scarfs)
  • any candies you can think of to embelish

How To Make melted snowmen cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to temperature on refrigerator sugar cookie dough package.
  • 2
    Roll out the dough using a rolling pin and flour.
  • 3
    Cut out odd shaped cookies using a sharp knife. Or use a cookie cutter. Bake according to package directions. Remove from oven and let cool.
  • 4
    Make a batch of Wilton's icing. https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/jodie57/wiltons-royal-icing/cake?k=Wilton+icing&p=6&o=r You mostly need white, but make desired colors for faces, scarfs, ties, and bows. Make black for eyes, mouths, buttons and arms/hands. Make orange for carrot noses.
  • 5
    Put white frosting on the odd shaped cookies. Place a whole (or cut in half cross-ways) marshmallow on the cookies. Let set. Put the remaining embellishments on.... when done they look like melted snowmen! *** You can make a thin glaze type of icing and pour over marshmallow and frosted cookie for a more melted effect.
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