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marshmallow melted snowman cookie with m&m buttons
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Melted Snowman Cookies

Try these simple snowman cookies for a festive holiday treat for holiday parties and potlucks. The perfect snow-day treat or a favorite cookie for Santa!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 145kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Royal Icing

Snowman's decoration

  • ¼ cup white chocolate melts for nose
  • 1 drop orange food coloring for nose
  • ¼ cup chocolate melts for arms and legs

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 175 C / 347 F
  • Beat the sugar and butter in mixer.
  • When they are combined well add the egg yolk and vanilla extract. Continue to mix.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder and pinch of salt into another bowl.
  • Then add the dry ingredients to the mixture and continue to mix.
  • When it becomes a dough take it out and put on a stretch film and rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  • After, take out the dough and roll out to 2 cm thick. Cut circles into the rolled dough
  • Take them into baking tray and cook for 10 minutes in the oven.

Royal Icing

  • Mix the egg white, and powdered sugar first.Then add the lemon juice for your desired consistency (It shouldn’t be too thick).
  • Take out the cookies from the oven and rest for 10 minutes to cool down.After it cooled down, put the royal icing on top of each cookie and decorate with M&M’s and chocolate.

For Snowman Decoration

  • melt 1/4¼ cup white chocolate candy melts in the microwave for approximately 30 seconds and add a drop of food coloring. Stir and use a toothpick or small paintbrush to apply.

Notes

How do I store the cookies?
Cookies may be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Can I freeze these cookies?
Individual frosted cookies are to be frozen without chocolate or m&m's, then transfer all of a batch to a zippered freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and decorate before serving.

For the snowman's nose, arms, legs

To make the orange carrot "nose", melt 1/4 cup white chocolate candy melts in the microwave for approximately 30 seconds and add a drop of food coloring. Stir and use a toothpick or small paintbrush to apply. Reheat if necessary. 
Use dark chocolate or milk chocolate for arms, legs, eyes, mouth. 

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg