oh my gosh, how cute are these snowman cookies?! i like to call them the "this is fine" snowman cookies as they slowly melt away. this recipe is beyond easy to make & is actually a cake base instead of a cookie base. what do i mean? well, besides biting into a delicious light & fluffy "cookie", it also means you don't have to roll anything out. so step aside sugar cookies, there is a new holiday cookie in town this season!
it features bob's red mill's all purpose flour, which is a high quality base to ALL your holiday baking creations! for the snowman face you can use your favourite candies & colours, but just a quick note that for the nose i cut peach gummies into little triangle shapes. like building a real snowman, get as creative as you'd like!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups bob's red mill all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- white royal icing, for decorating
- white coarse sparkling sugar, for decorating
- 24 candy eyes
- 12 orange gummies, for decorating
- 12 chocolate peanut butter cups, halved
- 72 red or green sprinkles, for decorating
directions
- in a large mixing bowl whisk together the butter, sugar, eggs & vanilla.
- sift in the flour, baking powder & salt. slowly stir together as you add the milk. continue stirring until a smooth batter is formed.
- refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow the batter to firm up. preheat oven to 350(f) degrees. line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- using a small ice cream scoop for evenly sized cookies, scoop 10 to 12 rounds onto each cookie sheet. bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges are golden. let cool before decorating.
- when ready to decorate add a spoonful of royal icing & let it slowly drip down the edges to form the "melted" snow look. sprinkle generously with sparkling sugar.
- finish with one chocolate hat, two candy eyes, one gummy nose & three sprinkle buttons. allow royal icing to harden & enjoy!
