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Easy Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies

Close-up of delicious melted snowman cookies decorated with white icing, marshmallow hats, and candy features.
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Make these adorable, whimsical melted snowman cookies using simple sugar cookies and candy decorations. This recipe is perfect for fun holiday baking with kids.

Ingredients

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  • 1 batch prepared sugar cookie dough (no chill preferred)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup melted white chocolate or white candy melts
  • Mini marshmallows (for the snowman head)
  • Black decorating gel or small black nonpareils (for eyes and buttons)
  • Orange sprinkles or small orange candy pieces (for the nose)
  • Pretzel sticks or brown candy melts (for arms)
  • Colored sprinkles or small candy pieces (for scarves)

Instructions

  1. Prepare your sugar cookie dough according to your recipe. Roll out the dough and cut out round or slightly oval shapes for the cookie base.
  2. Bake the sugar cookies following the recipe instructions. Let them cool completely on a wire rack.
  3. Prepare the simple icing: Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. If the icing is too thick, add milk drop by drop. If too thin, add more powdered sugar.
  4. Place a small dollop of white icing on the center of each cooled cookie. This forms the base of the snowman body.
  5. Melt the white chocolate or candy melts according to package directions.
  6. To create the ‘melted’ look, use a spoon to spread a small amount of melted white chocolate over the icing dollop, letting it drip slightly down the sides of the cookie base.
  7. Place one mini marshmallow on top of the melted white chocolate to act as the snowman’s head.
  8. Decorate the snowman: Use the black decorating gel or nonpareils to create two eyes and three buttons on the marshmallow head and body area. Place an orange piece for the nose.
  9. Attach the arms: Gently press small pieces of pretzel stick or melted brown candy melt into the sides of the white chocolate ‘melt’ area to look like arms.
  10. Wrap a small piece of colored sprinkle or candy around the base of the marshmallow head to resemble a scarf.
  11. Allow the icing and chocolate to set completely before serving or storing. These are great for your Christmas dessert tray.

Notes

  • For a quicker assembly, you can use store-bought plain sugar cookies instead of making dough from scratch.
  • If you want a thicker, more defined ‘melt,’ use royal icing instead of the simple powdered sugar icing for the base layer.
  • You can use small chocolate chips for the eyes if you prefer not to use decorating gel.

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