Melted Snowman Cookies

Thank you to Tara for sending me the website link for these really cool cookies
Tara is: http://www.youtube.com/user/StopThePress1?blend=1&ob=5
Website where I found the idea:
http://www.crazydomestic.com/2010/12/melted-snowman-cookies.html
And where SHE found the idea:
http://www.thedecoratedcookieblog.com/2008/12/im-melting-melting.html

Recipe:
Cookies:
4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract

1. stir together flour, baking powder and salt together, set aside
2. Cream together sugar and butter, add eggs and vanilla and mix until fluffy.
Gradually add flour mixture a little at a time. Divide the dough in half, flatten each half into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, at least one hour.
3. Heat oven to 350F. Roll out dough between two sheets of parchment or waxed paper and cut out into shapes or pinch off portion of dough and form into desired shape (about 1/4" thick)
Bake until edges are golden brown about 10-15 minutes depending on your cookie sheet.

Decorate cookies with Royal icing (recipe below)

1 pound icing sugar (a.k.a. powdered or confectioner's sugar)
5 tablespoons meringue powder
about 1/2 cup water depending on how runny or thick you want it to be.

Combine sugar, meringue and water and beat with an electric mixer until smooth about 7 minutes. Add water a little at a time until you get desired consistency. Use immediately, or store in airtight container up to 2 days (icing hardens quickly when exposed to air).

You can also use commercially prepared refrigerated cookie dough or a sugar cookie boxed mix.

Music by Jason Shaw (You Tube's own Audionautix)

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[sydney42511]

does the sliver thing come with the tube or you have to buy it??

[yoyomax12]

@sydney42511 The decorator tip is purchased separately from the icing. The tips are the same ones you use with piping bags

[KateDaGreat8]

Do i need marange powder

[yoyomax12]

@KateDaGreat8 For royal frosting, yes you do need meringue powder (or egg whites). You can achieve the same effect by heating commercial white frosting until it is liquid and using that instead.

[TheOneAndOnlyMe92]

Where I live I can't get my hands on meringue powder so can I use icing sugar powder which you mix with water instead? Will it have a similar taste/effect?

[yoyomax12]

@TheOneAndOnlyMe92 Also...you can heat commercially available white icing in the microwave until it is fluid and use that as well. It will dry with a crust on it, but not hard

[bblkj]

R.I.P Frosty the Snowman :'(

[TadriGirl]

Do you need the baking powder?

[rebeccascreations]

You're really pretty!

[xTheGirlWorldx]

hi

[ZeldaKitty44]

woah. my name is tara and i made these cookies for a party! its so weird!

[jrzgirl56]

Love your videos... also made a few of your recipes... thanks for sharing your love for cooking!

[PlainSeason]

... "nice"

[fantage4ever100]

This is so cute! I also subbed

[shazxxxxxxx16786]

it reminds me of the lush melting snowman bath melt :D

[tadamuto4ever]

@TadriGirl i dont think so.....these cookies don"t rise, they spread when cooked

[tadamuto4ever]

WHY ARE SOME OF THE SNOWMEN SMILING?! ARE THEY HAPPY TO BE DYING? lol XD

[MrFUTHD]

Can you make some red velvet cakes