Melted Snowman Cookies
These melted snowman cookies feature a grain-free, drop sugar cookie generously frosted with an almond flavored dairy-free butter cream, then topped with a cute little marshmallow snowman head.
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 100 grams dairy free butter
- 100 grams sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 120 grams almond flour
- 75 grams tapioca flour
- ¾ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ tsp vanilla or almond extract
- 8 large marshmallows for decorating
For the frosting:
- 75 grams dairy free butter
- 135 grams powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
Instructions
- First, prepare the frosting. By hand, or with a mixer on low speed, cream the butter until smooth.
- Then, add in the powdered sugar and almond extract and cream together until smooth and creamy. I have found the most success with dairy-free buttercream when mixing by hand. Dairy-free butter can become soft very quickly when using a mixer, so just go slow and err on the side of under-mixing to begin with. Place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Preheat your oven to 350.
- Using a fork, cream together your butter and sugar until nice and creamy.
- Then, add in the egg yolk and almond extract, and mix again until creamy and well incorporated.
- Next, add in your dry ingredients and mix until the dough comes together and is holding its shape.
- Using a large cookie scoop (3 tbsp), scoop out the cookies and place them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Place the cookies in the oven and bake for 13-14 min until JUST slightly starting to lightly brown. Light sugar cookies= the best sugar cookies. You do not want your sugar cookies to “brown” or they lose the desirable chewy texture.
- Now for the fun part, decorating! Add the frosting to the cookies in a ‘puddle’ shape. Cut a marshmallow in half, paint or pipe on colored frosting or food coloring to make a cute little snowman face. Place the marshmallow on the cookie, then paint or pipe on a few little snowman buttons in the puddle. Add any extra details you would like!