The holidays are a time to bring the kids into the kitchen and bake all the yummy things. If it’s a snack AND craft in one, you are winning at the holidays. These EASY Snowman Cookies are the perfect treat to make with the little ones because it’s easy, fun and tasty. Plus, there is no wrong way to decorate your snowman.
SNOWMAN COOKIE OPTIONS
Sure, we used a Rolo candy for the hat but feel free to substitute a mini Reese’s cup or a Hershey’s Kiss. Both work wonderfully to top the snowman off. Rather not do the icing? Use a piece of licorice rope as the scarf. You could use mini M&Ms for the eyes or you can use the mini chocolate chips that we did. Make these snowmen your own with your own creativity!
OTHER CHRISTMAS DESSERT IDEAS
If you’d like to try one of our other holiday recipes or crafts, may we suggest: Peanut Butter Holiday Pretzel Trees, Oreo Melted Snowman Dessert, DIY Peppermint Bowls, Candy Cane Snowmen, Snowman Cupcakes, Salted Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Christmas Cupcake Ideas, or Christmas Cookies.
RECIPE VIDEO
SNOWMAN COOKIE INGREDIENTS
For full information on ingredients and quantities, please see the recipe card below.
HOW TO MAKE SNOWMAN SUGAR COOKIES
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use parchment paper or a silpat mat to line a baking sheet.
2. Mix butter, oil, sugar and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl or stand mixer until smooth.
3. Add the vanilla extract, egg, and almond extract to the butter mixture and mix.
4. Add flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking powder and mix until combined.
5. Scoop out 3 different sized dough balls – one small, medium and large. Good idea – 1 tbsp, 1 1/2 tbsp, 2 tbsps of dough for each.
6. Roll the dough balls into balls and place in a snowman configuration on the baking sheet.
7. Bake for 12-13 minutes. Remove from oven. Carefully, place two mini chocolate chips in the top of the snowman as eyes and two mini M&Ms in the bottom two pieces of the snowman as buttons. Let cookies remain on tray to continue cooking for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to completely cool.
8. PREPARE ICING FOR SCARF WHILE SNOWMEN ARE COOLING. Cream butter, powdered sugar and almond extract until completely combined. Add in heavy cream and beat until smooth and fluffy. Add in a bit of red or green food coloring and mix. Place the icing in a small zip lock bag and snip off one corner with a scissors.
9. When snowmen are completely cooled, put a tab of icing on a Rolo candy and place on the top of the snowman as a hat. Add a scarf to the snowmen cookies with the red (or green) icing.
10. Enjoy.
Snowman Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 2 1/3 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Use parchment paper or a silpat mat to line a baking sheet.
- Mix butter, oil, sugar and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl or stand mixer until smooth.
- Add the vanilla extract, egg, and almond extract to the butter mixture and mix.
- Add flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking powder and mix until combined.
- Scoop out 3 different sized dough balls – one small, medium and large. Good idea – 1 tbsp, 1 1/2 tbsp, 2 tbsps of dough for each.
- Roll the dough balls into balls and place in a snowman configuration on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes. Remove from oven. Carefully, place two mini chocolate chips in the top of the snowman as eyes and two mini M&Ms in the bottom two pieces of the snowman as buttons. Let cookies remain on tray to continue cooking for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to completely cool.
- PREPARE ICING FOR SCARF WHILE SNOWMEN ARE COOLING. Cream butter, powdered sugar and almond extract until completely combined. Add in heavy cream and beat until smooth and fluffy. Add in a bit of red or green food coloring and mix. Place the icing in a small zip lock bag and snip off one corner with a scissors.
- When snowmen are completely cooled, put a tab of icing on a Rolo candy and place on the top of the snowman as a hat. Add a scarf to the snowmen cookies with the red (or green) icing.