Description
These Melted Snowman Cookies are a fun and festive holiday treat featuring soft sugar cookies decorated with royal icing, marshmallows, and colorful candy accents to look like adorable melting snowmen. They are perfect for Christmas parties, family gatherings, or as a creative winter dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies and Decorations
- 12 sugar cookies (store-bought or homemade)
- 6 marshmallows, cut in half
- Long orange sprinkles (for the snowman’s nose)
- M&Ms (for buttons)
Royal Icing
- 2 cups royal icing
- Black gel food color
Instructions
- Prepare the Royal Icing: Divide the 2 cups of royal icing into two bowls. Leave one bowl white and color the other with black gel food coloring to create the black icing for the eyes and mouth of the snowman.
- Apply Base Layer: Using a spoon or piping bag, spread a generous layer of white royal icing over each sugar cookie evenly to cover the surface.
- Add Marshmallow Head: Place one half of a marshmallow onto each cookie top center, pressing slightly so it adheres to the icing.
- Create Face Details: Use the black royal icing to pipe small dots on the marshmallow halves to make the eyes and mouth of the snowman.
- Attach the Nose: Stick a long orange sprinkle into the center of the marshmallow half to look like the snowman’s carrot nose.
- Decorate the Buttons: Press M&Ms into the white icing below the marshmallow head to form buttons down the front of the snowman’s melted body.
- Allow to Set: Let the decorated cookies sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour to allow the royal icing to harden fully.
Notes
- You can make your own sugar cookies from scratch or use store-bought ones for convenience.
- Royal icing dries best when left uncovered at room temperature for several hours.
- Use gel food coloring instead of liquid to avoid thinning out the icing.
- Adjust the number of M&Ms depending on the size of your cookies and how many buttons you want.
- These cookies are best enjoyed within 3 days and should be stored in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
