I have two icing recipes and you can choose whichever works best for invite some friends over, round up the kids, and have fun decorating these classic chocolate this chocolate sugar cookie recipe really is the best!
Melted Snowman Cookies
Transfer to a lightly floured work surface and knead to form a smooth dough.
Recipe Summary Melted Snowman Cookies
These cookies take some time, but you'll get so many compliments you won't even mind!Ingredients | Sugar Cookie Recipe For Kids
4 egg whites
8 cups confectioners' sugar, or as needed
¼ cup lemon juice, or as needed
24 sugar cookies
24 large marshmallows
1 (.75 ounce) tube black decorating gel (Optional)
1 (.75 ounce) tube orange decorating gel (Optional)
75 silver nonpareils, or as desired (Optional)
1 (.75 ounce) tube red decorating gel (Optional)
1 (.75 ounce) tube green decorating gel (Optional)
Directions
Beat egg whites lightly in a large bowl using an electric mixer until frothy. Slowly beat enough confectioners' sugar into egg whites to make icing that will hold shape; blend in lemon juice until desired consistency is reached.
Arrange cookies about 1-inch apart on a large sheet of waxed paper. Spread icing onto each cookie, allowing icing to drip over edges to look like melting snow.
Grease a microwave-safe plate. Place 1 marshmallow onto plate.
Microwave marshmallow until it starts to puff up, 20 to 30 seconds. Immediately place marshmallow on the edge of 1 cookie while the icing is still wet to look like a melted snowman. Repeat with remaining marshmallows and iced cookies.
Decorate 'melted snowmen' by piping 'twig-like arms' using black decorating gel on the icing. Make 'coal eyes' and a 'mouth' on the marshmallow using black decorating gel. Make a 'carrot nose' under the 'coal eyes' using orange decorating gel. Make 'coat buttons' by arranging silver nonpareils down the middle of the icing. Make 'scarves' or 'bow-ties' using red decorating gel or green decorating gel.
Allow cookies to fully dry before removing from waxed paper, at least 1 hour.
You can use premade dough, such as Pillsbury(R) to make the cookies. No one cares.
