How to Make Snowman Cookies

The winter months bring fun outside in the snow and cozy evenings inside. Children love to make snowmen (and so do adults!). These fun and cheerful snowman cookies are a perfect addition to a snowy night. They also make a charming addition to a holiday table.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sugar Cookie Dough
• Icing
• Snowman Cookie Cutter
• Blue, Orange and Black food coloring
• Black nonpareils
• Small black sugar circles
• Small sugar snowflakes
• Skewer or toothpick
• Pastry bags or ziploc bags

1. 
    

   Using Sugar Cookie Dough of your choice, roll out and cut shapes with Snowman Cookie Cutter.

2. 
    

   Place Snowman cut outs on baking sheet (I use a stoneware baking sheet, but any sheet will do). Bake according to recipe directions. Place on cooling rack. Cookies must be completely cool before icing.

3. 
    

   Using icing of your choice, reserve a large amount of plain, then mix small amounts of orange, black, and dark blue. Place each color in a pastry bag (or a ziploc bag). Cut off the very tip of the bag (or corner of the ziploc bag).

4. 
    

   Working on one cookie at a time, pipe the body and head of the snowman using the white icing (A). Using black icing, make the hat (B). Using the blue icing, pipe a scarf onto the snowman (C). To make fringe on the edges of the scarf, take a skewer or toothpick and pull through (D).

5. 
    

   Using small black candy disks, make the buttons down the middle of the snowman (A) (You can also pipe the buttons if you cannot find the disks). Next, pipe a dab of orange icing for the snowman's carrot nose (B). Take a skewer or toothpick and pull through the orange icing to make it pointed (C). Then place black nonpareils for the eyes and smile (D).

6. 
    

   Finally, place a candy snowflake in the center of the scarf. Repeat this process with all cookies. Allow the icing to set, and enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure your dough remains cold while rolling. If it gets too warm, it will become sticky and hard to work with. Also, don't be afraid to use a liberal amount of flour when rolling.
• You can find pastry bags and nonpareils at craft stores such as A.C. Moore, or the craft section of Walmart. You can also buy them online from Wilton or Ateco. Black sugar disks and black nonpareils are often found in Halloween decorating sets.
• If you don't have a sugar cookie and icing recipe that you like, use mine: "How To Make Delicious Sugar Cookies".
• Do not attempt to stack or package these cookies until the frosting is fully set (at least 24 hours). Even then, the frosting will remain soft.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 2/10/2009 I love snowmen. They are so cute. Thanks for the great tips. My daughters will love these! 5*

[momoftwokids]

on 12/15/2008 I can't wait to eat these cookies!