These adorable Melted Snowman Cookies will bring smiles to everyone's faces on a chilly day. A chewy sugar cookie base is topped with vanilla frosting and decorated to resemble a melted snowman for a fun winter treat!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: melting snowman sugar cookies, snowman cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter with sugar until well blended. Add in vanilla extract. Stir in flour and baking powder.
On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and roll to about 1/4-1/2-inch thickness.
Using a lid from a mason jar, or a 3-inch circle cookie cutter, cut out circles and place on cookie sheet.
Bake cookies for 7-9 mninutes, until bottoms are lightly golden. Cool on wire rack completely before decorating.
Frost cookies with vanilla frosting (just a thin layer, you won't use all of it yet). Add a marshmallow to one side of each cookie, pressing into the frosting so it will stick. Use a toothpick to dollop the front of the marshmallow and press an orange jimmie in the center for the nose.
With the remaining frosting, tint green (or any color) for the scarf. Pipe the scarf around the base of each marshmallow.
Using the black gel icing, dot on eyes and mouth (or use melted chocolate).
FInally, break each pretzel stick in half and press into frosting to create arms.
Place cookies on a platter lined with coconut flakes (for snow, optional).
Notes
You'll need about 2 cups of vanilla frosting. You can use our homemade frosting or our homemade sour cream frosting is perfect too.
Cookies stay fresh in airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Change up the decorations. Use mini M&M's for face and "buttons." Use red licorice for scarf.