Chubby Snowman Cookies

Why I Like This Recipe

• Easy to make. No need to roll out cookie dough with a rolling pin and cut out with cookie cutters. Just scoop the dough into balls!
• Tried and true recipe. I use the same sugar cookie recipe for candy cane cookies (the kind that you twist and shape into candy cane shapes). It's a good one and super flavorful!
• No chill cookie dough. No chill recipes are my favorite. These cookies come together quickly!
• Fun to customize. I used frosting for the scarf and black sprinkles for the eyes and coal. Use mini chocolate chips, black frosting or anything you'd like to make these cute snowman cookies your own.

Tips and Tricks

• Use a cookie scoop. You can portion and roll the cookie dough into balls on your own, but I prefer using a 1 Tbsp. sized scoop to make sure the cookie dough balls are all the same size. You'll need one Tbsp. sized ball for the body, and will break a ball in half for the head.
• Baking sheets. I only bake with light-colored baking sheets. If you bake with dark metal sheets, you'll need to reduce the cooking time to prevent the bottoms of the cookies from browning too quickly.
• Storage tip. These will stay fresh for about 3 days, but you can freeze them for months.

Ingredients

• Butter: I always use salted butter. If you use unsalted butter, add ½ teaspoon of salt to the recipe (add when you mix in the flour and cornstarch).
• Sugar: some sugar cookie recipes call for powdered sugar, but I use granulated sugar in mine.
• Egg: room temperature or chilled.
• Vanilla Extract: have you tried making your own vanilla extract? It adds amazing flavor to any recipe.
• Almond Extract: you can omit if you don't like almond extract, but I always add a splash!
• Baking Powder: for leavening.
• Corn Starch: if you don’t have any corn starch on hand you can omit it, but I highly recommend adding a bit to your recipe. It makes for a more tender cookie.
• Flour: all-purpose flour works great, but you can use bread flour too.
• Frosting: I use basic buttercream to decorate cookies, and it works great! My measurements are for a full batch of buttercream. You won't need a full batch, but I like freezing the leftovers in plastic freezer bags (or disposable piping bags). It's nice to have frosting on hand.
• Helpful supplies: #5 frosting tip, and disposable frosting bags. I had some carrot noses left over from a sprinkle kit that is no longer in stock, and used black round sprinkles from a Halloween sprinkle mix I had in the pantry.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How To Make Snowman Sugar Cookies

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl combine butter and sugar. Beat until fluffy. Turn the mixer down and add egg and extracts. Add baking powder. Add the flour and cornstarch and mix thoroughly. Keep mixing until the dough comes together.

Step 2: Use a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop to scoop all of the dough into balls.

Step 3: Roll each ball smooth between your hands. Use a cookie dough ball for each snowman's body and half of a cookie dough ball for each snowman's head.

Note: I like squishing the scoop of dough in my hands and then rolling it back into a ball. It makes for a smoother ball of dough.

Step 4: Place rolled cookie dough balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet 2" apart. Flatten cookies slightly with your fingers.

Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet* before decorating.

Step 5: Beat frosting ingredients together until smooth and creamy. Tint the frosting for the scarves with food coloring. Use a small round frosting tip and a disposable bag to pipe frosting on for details.

Decorate cookies with sprinkles and buttercream frosting. Use a small round frosting tip to pipe white frosting to attach the facial details. Add a scarf using the same size frosting tip.

Step 6: Frosting will crust, making these easy to package up.

Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Sugar cookies freeze well and can be made in advance for holiday treat plates.

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