Sometimes during the holiday season I just surf the internet
to see what kind of cookies are out there this year. It is really amazing how many different holiday type cookies there are and the amazing talent of some people to make and decorate cookies. I am NOT a decorator who can crank out amazing looking cookie like these…
Or these
Or even these…
But I have fun and that is all that is important. Max and I were thinking about making a sweet
treat for the kids in his classroom and I began to scour the internet in
earnest. Something yummy that had a bit
of holiday whimsy to it. After many peppermint
spirals, the standard cut sugar cookie and gingerbread, I ran across the “melted
snowman” cookie and thought that this is the perfect cookie for a bunch of 8
and 9 year olds. Max agreed and we
picked up all the supplies we would need.
First, I wanted a chocolate cookie as the base instead of
the blond sugar cookie. I thought it
made it look more like the winter ground (dirt) that the snowmen would be
melting on. The absolute BEST soft
chocolaty cookie I have ever made is this one (find the recipe here) but I am
warning you that these ARE totally addicting and if you are not careful you
will consume quantities of both dough and cookies that you will regret at a
later time. I am just sayin’! I have a tub of this dough in my fridge right
now. Excuse me for a moment. OK, I am back….Really it IS the best! I know from experience, very recent
experience.
Chocolate cookie base…check!
I made them really freeform, or so I thought. They all kind of rounded themselves out as
they cooked but they were freeform enough and the chocolatyness was so distracting
it made it a mute point anyway. Now for
the decorating. Max was itching to get
in on the action a bit more, flattening cookie was dull except for the stealing
that dough. Hmmm, excuse me again. Great dough!
We whipped up some royal icing and made the colors we needed and now
came the true trial and error portion of our cookie making. Here are some of our first attempts.
As you can see the learning curve for piping of frosting is
steep and dangerous. Max consumed a lot
of dough during this part, it seemed to be the only thing that relieved his
frustration. We waited for the first
ones to dry enough that we could taste them and see if we were on the right
track. All I can say is, when your 8
year old won’t or can’t finish a chocolate cookie covered with sugar, there is
something wrong. We had put WAY too much
icing on the cookie. It was drowned in icing
and that “best chocolate cookie” underneath was silent. Very sad.
Back to the drawing board. With more
cookies made, we brainstormed how to fix the problem and still use the melting
snowman idea. The solution?
Cut the marshmallows in half and make the snowmen smaller. More chocolate cookie goodness but still the fun of the melted snowman. Perfect. I did the puddle of icing on the cookies and the hot marshmallow but Max was the artist with the piping bag.
Great job! We turned out enough for his whole 3rd grade class, including his teacher. It was a long process but worth it to get the final product. Melted Snowman Cookies!
Cut the marshmallows in half and make the snowmen smaller. More chocolate cookie goodness but still the fun of the melted snowman. Perfect. I did the puddle of icing on the cookies and the hot marshmallow but Max was the artist with the piping bag.
Great job! We turned out enough for his whole 3rd grade class, including his teacher. It was a long process but worth it to get the final product. Melted Snowman Cookies!
Happy holidays and cookie dough for all!
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