Snowmen Stand Tall
Make standing snowman cookies using a snowman mold and a round base.
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies (for non-stick pans) (p. 87)
Royal Icing (p. 87)
12-Cavity Non-Stick Holiday Cookie Shapes Pan
1
101 Cookie Cutters
1
Christmas Red, Kelly Green, Orange, Black (food coloring)
White Sparkling Sugar
cornstarch
vegetable pan spray
Instructions
1
Make Cookies
Prepare dough. Press half of dough into pan cavities; bake and cool snowmen. Roll out remaining dough; cut 1 circle base for each treat using medium round cutter from set. Bake and cool.
2
Smooth Icing and Outline
Spatula ice snowman's head and body smooth. Pipe tip 8 outline arms. Outline and pipe in top of hat with tip 4 (pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Pipe tip 4 outline hat brim.
3
Add Detailed Decorations
Pipe tip 3 hat band and finger section of mittens (pat smooth). Add tip 3 pull-out thumb. Pipe tip 2 dot eyes and mouth, tip 3 pull-out dot nose. Pipe tip 349 holly leaves on hat; add tip 1 dot berries. Pipe tip 1 pull-out fringe on scarf ends. Let dry overnight.
4
Assemble Snowmen
Spatula ice round cookies for fluffy snow. Stand snowman in center; add extra icing for support if necessary. Sprinkle with Sparkling Sugar.
