Description
Melted Snowman Cookies are a festive and fun holiday treat featuring classic sugar cookies topped with royal icing, marshmallow halves, and colorful decorations that resemble a melting snowman. Perfect for holiday parties and winter celebrations, these cookies combine the sweetness of royal icing and marshmallows with playful details like orange sprinkles for the carrot nose and M&Ms for buttons and eyes.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 12 sugar cookies
Icing
- 2 cups royal icing
- black gel food color
Toppings
- 6 marshmallows, cut in half
- long orange sprinkles
- M&Ms
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookies: Arrange 12 sugar cookies on a clean work surface or serving platter as the base for each melted snowman.
- Apply Royal Icing: Spread a generous layer of royal icing evenly over the top surface of each sugar cookie to create the ‘melted snow’ effect.
- Color the Icing for Details: Use black gel food color to tint a small amount of reserved royal icing. This will be used to add eyes and buttons on the snowmen.
- Add Marshmallow Heads: Take the marshmallows and cut them in half. Place one half on each iced cookie, slightly pressing into the icing to secure. This half marshmallow represents the snowman’s head.
- Create Facial Features and Buttons: Use the black gel-tinted icing to pipe two small dots on the marshmallow for eyes, and three small dots vertically on the cookie to represent the buttons.
- Add the Carrot Nose: Place a few long orange sprinkles horizontally on the marshmallow to mimic the carrot nose of the snowman.
- Decorate Buttons and Eyes with M&Ms: Use M&Ms to enhance the eyes or decorate around the buttons as desired for added color and texture.
- Allow Icing to Dry: Let the decorated cookies sit at room temperature for at least 1-2 hours, or until the royal icing hardens completely to ensure the decorations stay intact.
Notes
- The royal icing must be thick enough to hold the marshmallows and decorations without them sliding off.
- For best results, use fresh sugar cookies that have completely cooled before decorating.
- You can substitute M&Ms with small chocolate chips or candy pearls if preferred.
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to 3 days.
- This recipe is ideal for children to help decorate as it involves simple assembly and no baking.
Keywords: holiday cookies, sugar cookies, royal icing, marshmallow cookies, melted snowman, Christmas treats, festive desserts