Description
These Melted Snowman Cookies are a delightful and festive treat perfect for holiday celebrations. Featuring soft sugar cookies topped with melted white candy coating and adorned with candy eyes, carrot noses, and button details, these charming cookies combine a fun decorating experience with delicious flavors. Easy to make and visually appealing, they will surely be a hit at any winter gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 package Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix (1 pound 1.5 ounces)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
Decorations
- 12 ounces white candy melts
- Black sugar pearls or black candy confetti for eyes and buttons
- Orange candy-coated sunflower seeds or orange jimmies for noses
- White sparkling sugar
- Various festive sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Baking Sheet: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper to ensure cookies bake evenly and do not stick.
- Make the Dough: In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the sugar cookie mix, softened butter, and egg. Mix until a soft dough forms, either by hand with a wooden spoon or with the mixer.
- Shape Cookies: Divide the dough by rolling about two-thirds into walnut-sized balls for the snowman bodies and flatten slightly before placing on the prepared baking sheet. Roll the remaining dough into marble-sized balls for the snowman heads and place them on the baking sheet without flattening. Aim for an equal number of heads and bodies.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes until the edges are barely golden. Let them cool on the baking sheet for around 5 minutes until firm enough to transfer. Move them to a cooling rack to cool completely before decorating.
- Melt Candy Coating: Bring 1-2 inches of water to a simmer in a small pot. Place the white candy melts in a heatproof bowl that fits on top of the pot without touching the water. Stir frequently until the candy melts are smooth and fully melted.
- Prepare Workspace: Place waxed or parchment paper underneath the cooling rack to catch drips during decorating.
- Assemble Snowmen: Use a dot of melted candy coating on the bottom of each small cookie and adhere it to one side of a larger cookie, forming the snowman shape. After this sets, spoon more melted candy coating over the entire snowman, allowing some to drip over the edges.
- Decorate Faces and Buttons: Quickly place two black sugar pearls or confetti on the smaller cookie for eyes and one orange candy-coated sunflower seed or jimmy in the center for a carrot nose. Add three black sugar pearls or confetti sprinkles on the larger cookie as buttons. Optionally, add other festive sprinkles and a dusting of white sanding sugar to complete the look.
- Dry and Store: Allow the decorated snowmen to dry completely before storing them in an airtight container to preserve freshness.
Notes
- Instead of forming a body and head, simply decorate one large cookie to represent a completely melted snowman.
- Alternative decoration ideas include using cookie icing to draw arms or sour belt candies to create scarves.
- You can substitute your preferred sugar cookie mix or use pre-made cut-out sugar cookies, using 2-inch to 2.5-inch circles for the bodies and 1-inch circles for the heads.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
