These adorable, mini snowflake and snowman cookies make a perfect, bite-size holiday food gift for winter and Christmas. Scroll to the end for video and printable recipe.
mini snowman cookies
I know, I know. I already have a jillion snowflake and snowman cookies (see below), but I just love them. Not only are they cute and easy to decorate, but they make the perfect Christmas cookies food gift or a non-denominational winter holiday gift.
Package in little cellophane bags or jars. I packaged some in a little mason jar with a handmade card from my kid and a gift card as a teacher gift.
When I worked as a cookie decorator at a shop, we sold packages of these snowflake and snowman cookie combos and they were the most popular cookies of December.
more snowman cookies
- Don’t forget the original melted snowman cookie appeared here a decade ago!
- These marshmallow snowman hot cocoa mason jars also make great teacher gifts.
- Try these easy melted snowman Oreo cookies.
- Save time! Pipe the snowmen and snowflakes on white chocolate-covered Oreos instead.
video how-tos
how to make mini snowflake and snowman cookies
For these snowman cookies, you can also use my no-spread gingerbread cookie recipe.
you will need:
- cut-out sugar cookie recipe
- royal icing
- mini circle cookie cutter
- food coloring (Bright White, Orange, Super Black, Sky Blue)
- disposable decorating bags
- decorating tips, sizes 2, 3, and 4
- couplers
what to do:
Find basic cookie decorating instructions.
Prepare the cookie dough, chill, roll out, cut out your circles, and bake according to the recipe. Let cool completely.
Make the royal icing, divide, and tint your colors. You’ll need outline consistency (icing that keeps its shape when you overturn a spoonful) in orange, black, and white. You’ll need in-between consistency in another white and light blue.
In-between consistency is icing that keeps its shape to outline, but when you pipe back and forth to fill it in, the lines disappear. To test the consistency, overturn a spoonful in the bowl. the icing should sink into itself and the lines disappear in 15 to 20 seconds.
Assemble decorating bags with icing. Use a size 2 tip for black and the outline consistency white. Use size 3 tip for orange. And use size 3 or 4 tips for the thinner-consistency blue and white.
To decorate the cookies, outline and fill the backgrounds in blue and white. Let set 10 to 15 minutes. Pipe details on top.
mini snowman cookies
Cute bite-size snowflake and snowman cookies are a fun little homemade holiday food gift.
Ingredients
- cut-out sugar cookie recipe
- royal icing
- mini circle cookie cutter
- food coloring (Bright White, Orange, Super Black, Sky Blue)
- disposable decorating bags
- decorating tips, sizes 2, 3, and 4
- couplers
Instructions
Prepare the cookie dough, chill, roll out, cut out your circles, and bake according to the recipe. Let cool completely.
Prepare the royal icing, divide, and tint your colors. You'll need outline consistency (icing that keeps its shape when you overturn a spoonful) in orange, black, and white. You'll need in-between consistency in another white and light blue.
In-between consistency is icing that keeps its shape to outline, but when you pipe back and forth to fill it in, the lines disappear. To test the consistency, overturn a spoonful in the bowl. the icing should sink into itself and the lines disappear in 15 to 20 seconds.
Assemble decorating bags with icing. Use a size 2 tip for black and the outline consistency white. Use size 3 tip for orange. And use size 3 or 4 tips for the thinner-consistency blue and white.
To decorate the cookies, outline and fill the backgrounds in blue and white. Let set 10 to 15 minutes. Pipe details on top.
Notes
Find printable recipes for royal icing and cut-out cookies at thedecoratedcookie.com
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
25Serving Size:
3 cookiesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 13Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 8mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g
The nutritional information is calculated by an algorithm and may not be accurate.
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