Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

by Jenn
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Oh no, it’s that time of year. And, I think you are going to love this Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie recipe!  

I can’t wait to build our first snowman with the girls.  Mattie is finally big enough to really enjoy it. I can’t wait.  Even though our snowman will likely resemble the Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie Recipe we’re sharing with you today, like the cookie, building the snowman is easy and worth every minute I spend making them.  Plus, the Melting Snowman Sugar Cookies are super cute; unlike the snowman you build outside that melts, this melting snowman tastes great!

Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Ingredients:

  • 2 ¾ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk (buttermilk works great, but I was out)
  • Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets
  • Sugar Cookie Icing – colors depend on what you want to use, but you will need white to make the puddle of your snowman.  You can purchae it, or make your own.

Royal Icing Ingredients: 

I used store bought icing for this recipe.   However, I do generally make my own, so I wanted to share that recipe with you.  If you’re like me it’s probably rare you have icing from the store in the house, lol.

  • 1 egg whites
  • 1 C powder sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Black gel food coloring

If you need to thicken the icing, add more powder sugar a little at a time until you reach desired consistency.

Decorating your melting snowman:

  • Large marshmallows
  • Cookie icing – homemade or from store
  • Decorating icing use any colors you like
  • Sprinkles, M&M’s, or something to help make buttons and nose.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Let’s get to making these Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Cookies:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare your cookie sheet with Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets Paper.
  • In a small mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and combine well.
  • In a medium sized mixing bowl or using your KitchenAid mixer cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.  Beat in the egg and vanilla.  Then gradually blend in the dry ingredients, adding only enough milk to moisten the dough, so it’s soft.  Be careful not to add too much, it will make it too wet.
  • Roll each Roll rounded teaspoons of dough until balls, place on the cookie sheet with Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets Parchment Paper on the sheet.  Spacing about an inch apart.  You can sprinkle a little extra sugar on top before baking, but I normally don’t because we’re going to using icing in a bit.
  • Place in the oven and bake for about 8 minutes or until lightly golden at the edges.  Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Repeat steps until all dough are gone.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Icing Your Cookie:

Storebought Icing:

If you choose to go with cookie icing from the store, like I did, be sure to pop it in the microwave for about 15 seconds to warm it up a bit.  It will make the icing easier to work with and spread out more evenly over the cookie. You can now skip to decorating your snowman cookie.

Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Homemade Icing:

  • Separate the egg yolk from the whites. Put only the egg whites into a mixing bowl.
  • Stir in the sugar, cream of tartar and vanilla to the egg whites. Beat mixture on medium for about six minutes.
  • If the icing has the appearance of soup or is yellow in color, add more powder sugar, 1 cup.  Once the icing is finished, place it in a bowl.
  • Remove about icing you wish to keep white and color the rest using gel food coloring of your choice, stirring to mix in the color, and place into another piping bag with a #2 tip.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Decorate your Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Cookies:

  • Make sure your working area is covered with clean Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie
  • When cookies are cool cover them with cookie icing & spread it all over the cookie, it’s okay to allow some to go over the edges.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie
  • You’ll need to slightly melt the marshmallow.  I do them one at a time by placing them in the microwave for about 5 seconds.  You’ll get the hang of it, just make sure you have a few to practice with.  When you remove them from the microwave and place marshmallow on cookie remember it’s okay if they don’t look perfect!
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie
  • Draw your hands using black icing in the small tubes.
  • Use the same icing or if you have one you can use an edible decorating pen.  I did big smiles, some O’s, and stuff lol.
  • Add buttons using anything, I used Christmas sprinkles, but you can use whatever you like – frosting, M&M’s, etc.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie
  • Using frosting or even better if you have an orange sprinkle place it on the snowman’s face where his nose would go.
  • Use the decorating frosting drawn a scarf on your melting snowman.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie
  • Remember: HAVE FUN! MAKE YOUR MELTING SNOWMAN COOKIE ALL YOURS!
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie
  • Place each cookie on a clean piece of  Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets and allow everything to dry.
Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

What kind of cookies will you be making this season?

Melting Snowman Chewy Sugar Christmas Cookie

Melted Snowman Christmas Cookies

Jenn
Looking for a tasty and super festive Christmas cookie? Try these Melted Snowman Christmas Cookies.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 8 minutes
Course Christmas,, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 2/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk buttermilk works great, but I was out
  • Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (optional)

Royal Icing Ingredients (I used store bought icing)

  • 1 egg whites
  • 1 C powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Decorations

  • Black gel food coloring
  • Large marshmallows
  • Cookie icing – homemade or from store
  • Decorating icing colors depends on you
  • Sprinkles M&M’s, or something to help make buttons and nose.

Instructions
 

Sugar Cookies

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare your cookie sheet with Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets Paper.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and combine well.
  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl or using your KitchenAid mixer, cream, butter, and sugar are combined until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Then gradually blend in the dry ingredients, adding only enough milk to moisten the dough so it’s soft and easy to work with. Be careful not to add too much; it will make it too wet and hard to work with.
  • Roll each Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and place them on the cookie sheet with Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets Parchment Paper on the sheet. Spacing about an inch apart. You can sprinkle a little extra sugar on top before baking, but I normally don’t because we’re going to be using icing in a bit.
  • Place in the oven and bake for about 8 minutes, or until lightly golden at the edges. Remove from the oven, place on a cooling rack, and allow to cool completely. Repeat the steps until all the dough is gone.

Store-bought icing

  • If you choose to go with cookie icing from the store, like I did, be sure to pop it in the microwave for about 15 seconds to warm it up a bit. It will make it easier to work with and spread out more evenly over the cookie. You can now skip decorating your snowman cookies.

Homemade Icing

  • Separate the egg yolk from the whites. Put only the egg whites into a mixing bowl.
  • Stir in the sugar, cream of tartar, and vanilla to the egg whites. Mix completely.
  • Add food coloring.
  • If the icing is too thick, add more powder sugar until you reach desired consistency.

Decorations

  • Make sure your working area is covered with clean Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets.
  • When cookies are cool, cover them with cookie icing & spread it all over the cookie. It’s okay to allow some to go over the edges. It looks better, in my opinion.
  • You’ll need to slightly melt the marshmallow. I do them one at a time by placing them in the microwave for about 5 seconds. You’ll get the hang of it; just make sure you have a few to practice with. When you remove them from the microwave and place marshmallows on a cookie, remember that it’s okay if they don’t look perfect!
  • Draw your hands using black icing in the small tubes.
  • Use the same icing, or if you have one, you can use an edible decorating pen.
  • Add buttons using anything; I used Christmas sprinkles, but you can use whatever you like—flour, M&M’s, etc.
  • Using frosting, or even better, if you have an orange sprinkle, place it on the snowman’s face, where his nose would go.
  • Using the decorating frosting, draw a scarf on your melted snowman.
  • Remember: HAVE FUN, MAKE YOUR MELTED SNOWMAN COOKIE ALL YOURS!
  • Place each cookie on a clean piece of Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets and allow everything to dry.
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