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Name: Melting Snowmen Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 egg; 2 tsp vanilla; Decoration; 1 1/4 cup white royal icing; large marshmallows; pretzel sticks; sour candy belts cut into strips; large orange candy sprinkles; black gel icing; chocolate-caramel cups such as Rolo; chocolate coins; Royal icing; 3 egg whites; 1/4 tsp white vinegar; 5 cups icing sugar; 2-3 tbsp cold water

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INGREDIENTS

3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter ; at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
Decoration
1 1/4 cup white royal icing
large marshmallows
pretzel sticks
sour candy belts ; cut into strips
large orange candy sprinkles
black gel icing
chocolate-caramel cups ; such as Rolo
chocolate coins
Royal icing
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp white vinegar
5 cups icing sugar
2-3 tbsp cold water

INSTRUCTIONS

Stir flour with baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

Beat butter with sugar, using an electric mixer on medium-high, in a large bowl until fluffy, 2 to 3 min. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until combined. Divide dough into 3 portions. Form each portion into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Lightly flour your counter. Roll out 1 portion of dough to 1/4 in. thick. Using a 3-in. round cookie cutter, cut out circles. Arrange 2 in. apart on prepared baking sheets. Gather scraps and re-roll dough to cut out more circles. (Chill dough again if it is getting too soft.)

Bake in centre of oven until cookies just begin to brown around the edges, 10 to 12 min. Let cookies stand on baking sheets for 5 min. Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely, about 30 min. Repeat with remaining dough.

Spoon about 2 tsp royal icing onto a cooled cookie. Using the back of the spoon, drag icing to the edge of cookie in a random fashion. (It’s OK if it looks messy.)

Cut a small piece off a flat end of a marshmallow. Place remaining marshmallow, sticky-side down, on wet royal icing.

Break a pretzel stick in half and arrange on either side of the marshmallow “head.”

Wrap a sour candy belt “scarf” around the base of the head.

Using royal icing as glue, stick an orange candy sprinkle in the middle of marshmallow for the “nose.”

Use black gel icing to pipe eyes, mouth and buttons onto cookie.

Make a hat by using royal icing to stick a chocolate-caramel cup onto a chocolate coin, then on top of the marshmallow. Let cookie stand until icing is firm, about 2 hours.

Tip

Make your own royal icing by beating 3 egg whites with 1/4 tsp white vinegar in a large bowl using an electric mixer, until foamy. Gradually beat in 5 cups sifted icing sugar until combined. Increase speed to high and beat until icing is thick but still foamy, 3 to 7 min. Stir in 2 to 3 tbsp cold water to thin the icing to desired consistency. It should be thick and smooth.

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Melting Snowmen Sugar Cookies

3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
 Decoration
1 1/4 cup white royal icing
 large marshmallows
 pretzel sticks
 sour candy belts cut into strips
 large orange candy sprinkles
 black gel icing
 chocolate-caramel cups such as Rolo
 chocolate coins
 Royal icing
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp white vinegar
5 cups icing sugar
2-3 tbsp cold water

Stir flour with baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
Beat butter with sugar, using an electric mixer on medium-high, in a large bowl until fluffy, 2 to 3 min. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until combined. Divide dough into 3 portions. Form each portion into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Lightly flour your counter. Roll out 1 portion of dough to 1/4 in. thick. Using a 3-in. round cookie cutter, cut out circles. Arrange 2 in. apart on prepared baking sheets. Gather scraps and re-roll dough to cut out more circles. (Chill dough again if it is getting too soft.)
Bake in centre of oven until cookies just begin to brown around the edges, 10 to 12 min. Let cookies stand on baking sheets for 5 min. Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely, about 30 min. Repeat with remaining dough.
Spoon about 2 tsp royal icing onto a cooled cookie. Using the back of the spoon, drag icing to the edge of cookie in a random fashion. (It’s OK if it looks messy.)
Cut a small piece off a flat end of a marshmallow. Place remaining marshmallow, sticky-side down, on wet royal icing.
Break a pretzel stick in half and arrange on either side of the marshmallow “head.”
Wrap a sour candy belt “scarf” around the base of the head.
Using royal icing as glue, stick an orange candy sprinkle in the middle of marshmallow for the “nose.”
Use black gel icing to pipe eyes, mouth and buttons onto cookie.
Make a hat by using royal icing to stick a chocolate-caramel cup onto a chocolate coin, then on top of the marshmallow. Let cookie stand until icing is firm, about 2 hours.
Tip
Make your own royal icing by beating 3 egg whites with 1/4 tsp white vinegar in a large bowl using an electric mixer, until foamy. Gradually beat in 5 cups sifted icing sugar until combined. Increase speed to high and beat until icing is thick but still foamy, 3 to 7 min. Stir in 2 to 3 tbsp cold water to thin the icing to desired consistency. It should be thick and smooth.

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Serving Size: 1 (2513g)
Recipe Makes: 1

Calories: 9266
Calories from Fat: 2071 (22%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 230.1g	307 %
	Saturated Fat 139.1g	695 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 59.8g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 12.4g
Cholesterol 580.6mg		179 %
Sodium 5800.1mg		200 %
Potassium 2026.1mg		53 %
Total Carbohydrate 1767.7g		520 %
	Dietary Fiber 27.6g	110 %
	Sugars, other 1740.1g
Protein 84.3g		120 %
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