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Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies are festive, soft baked treats featuring a buttery sugar cookie base topped with a creatively decorated marshmallow snowman head and candy buttons. These charming cookies are perfect for holiday celebrations and family baking fun, combining a classic cookie texture with playful seasonal decoration.

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp buttermilk (can substitute with regular milk)

Decorations

  • Large marshmallows (cut in half for snowman heads)
  • White icing
  • 2–3 M&M’s per cookie for candy buttons

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven and Prepare Baking Sheet: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and allow even baking.
  2. Combine Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and baking powder to ensure even distribution of leavening agents.
  3. Cream Butter: Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or an electric mixer in a large bowl, beat the softened butter on high speed until smooth and creamy. Properly softened butter is key for achieving the ideal cookie texture.
  4. Add Sugar and Wet Ingredients: Beat in the granulated white sugar until well combined. Then add the egg, vanilla extract, and buttermilk, continuing to beat until the mixture is smooth and fully blended.
  5. Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined to avoid overworking the dough.
  6. Shape Cookies: Roll the dough into 20 balls, spacing them adequately on the prepared baking sheet to allow for spreading during baking.
  7. Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges turn golden brown. In the last few minutes, gently press the cookies down with a rubber spatula to flatten them and achieve the classic sugar cookie shape.
  8. Cool Cookies: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely to room temperature.
  9. Prepare Marshmallow Snowmen: While the cookies cool, cut large marshmallows in half to form snowman heads, then decorate them by drawing eyes, a mouth, and a carrot nose on each half.
  10. Decorate Cookies: Once cookies are fully cooled, ice the tops with white icing. Before the icing hardens, place the marshmallow snowman heads on top, and add 2 to 3 M&M’s on each cookie as candy buttons. Optional: add small arms or other decorations as desired.
  11. Serve and Enjoy: Allow icing to set slightly before serving to ensure decorations stay in place, then enjoy your festive Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies!

Notes

  • Make sure butter is properly softened to achieve the best cookie texture; too cold or melted butter will affect final results.
  • Buttermilk adds a slight tang and softness, but regular milk can be substituted if needed.
  • Use parchment paper to prevent cookies from sticking and promote even baking.
  • Pressing cookies down at the end of baking helps achieve a flat surface ideal for decorating.
  • Customize decoration by adding small candy pieces for arms or other snowman features.
  • Nutrition values are approximate and may vary based on ingredients and serving size.

Keywords: sugar cookies, holiday cookies, Christmas cookies, snowman cookies, festive treats, marshmallow cookies, baked cookies

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