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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 30
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 161.7

Total Fat: 6.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 59.6 mg
Total Carbs: 25.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
Protein: 1.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Melting Snowman Cookies calories by ingredient

View the original recipe for Holiday Spice Cut-Out Cookies

Introduction

Traditional cookies get a tasty twist! Traditional cookies get a tasty twist!

Minutes to Prepare: 45

Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 30

Ingredients

1 cup I Can't Believe It's Not Butter baking blend

1/2 cup organic cane sugar

1/4 cup molasses

1/4 cup orange juice

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon,ground

2 tsp ginger, ground

1 tsp allspice

3 cups whole wheat flour

Creamy Decorator's Frosting:

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1-2 Tbsp skim milk

Few drops of food coloring, as desired

Decorations:

30 jumbo marshmmallows

sprinkles

mini M&Ms

Tips

Cut-out cookies complete the holiday cookie platter. The smell of these spice cut-out cookies baking evokes the holiday spirit. They are easy to roll out, especially if you chill the dough for about 30 minutes. The cookies can be served plain, but a little decoration with icing gel or your favorite cookie icing gives them a more festive look.
I have included an easy decorator's icing that works well. You can control the amount of sugar used in the icing by making it rather thin and then "painting" the cookies rather than spreading it on thickly. The size of the cutters used will affect the nutritional information as well as the yield, but the calculations are based on about a 2 inch round cutter.

The original recipe was created by Patricia Huller C.C.E., M.Ed., a culinary instructor and healthy baking expert from Cincinnati State's Midwest Culinary Institute, especially for SparkRecipes.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Beat the butter blend using a mixer until softened. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Add molasses and orange juice and blend. Mix the flour with the spices and then add to wet mixture. Stir until dough is formed.

You may roll out dough at this point, but the whole wheat flour will absorb the liquid from the orange juice and blend the flavors better if let to chill for 30 minutes.

Divide the dough in half and roll one half to 1/8 inch thickness. Flour a large circle cookie cutter and cut out the cookies. Place on cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or use silicone baking sheet liners. These will not spread much so they can be placed about 1/2 inch apart.

In order to assure a more evenly baked cookie, place one cookie sheet on the upper third of the oven rack and the other cookie sheet on the lower third oven rack. Bake for 5 minutes and then shift positions, and turn cookie sheets front to back. Bake another 5 minutes. Cool on rack. Be sure to cool completely before decorating.

To form a snowman, decorate the marshmallows with chocolate frosting to form a face. Frost the cookies with white frosting, then add a circle of green frosting slightly larger than the marshmallow. Place the marshmallow atop the green circle and place three mini M&Ms in front of it as "buttons." Decorate as desired to reflect the photo.

Yield: 30 large cookies

For the frosting:
Mix all ingredients in small bowl until the mixture is smooth and easy to spread. Add more milk if needed.

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Member Ratings For This Recipe

LLEARYEITNIEAR

Very Good

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Be careful with the icing, I made ours a bit thin, but the girls and I had a great time making these cookies. They tasted great too! - 11/29/13
JUDY1676

Cute! - 2/2/21
DEE107

thanks for sharing - 12/12/20
REGILIEH

Incredible!

great - 12/12/20
CARD512002

if I still had kids around i would make some of these, they look good
- 12/12/20
JULIJULINN

Very Good

Too many ingredients. But taste is great. - 12/12/20
CD4994568

very cute - 12/21/19
CD18062374

My grandkids would love these - 12/21/19
NEPTUNE1939

Very Good

TASTY - 12/21/19
CHERYLHURT

So cute - 12/21/19
SUSANBEAMON

One of those Christmas cookie decorating days to keep the kids on one place when they are out of school. Good cookies, frosted or not. - 12/21/19
NASFKAB

Great - 12/17/19
TERMITEMOM

These are very cute, but a lot of work to decorate them - 12/12/19
CKEYES1

Cute, but too much decorating for me - 12/12/19
CD2693807

green??? - 12/12/19
DAD_AINT_HIP

These are so cute! - 12/12/19
SHERYE

What a fun cookie - 12/12/19
PIZZA5152

Looks good but also sweet. - 12/12/19
BONNIE1552

Cute! - 12/12/19
GOFORGIN

Good

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

No - 12/12/19
ALEPEQUIJADA

Great! - 12/11/19
PATRICIAAK

:) - 12/7/19
JIACOLO

These are so cute and so easy to make - 11/29/19
RAZZOOZLE

Very Good

yum - 12/20/18
LIBR@RYL@DY

Incredible!

CUTE - 12/20/18
CD3802882

Incredible!

I made the icing a little thicker but they were yummy! They are so cute too! - 12/12/18
SKIMBRO

Fun recipe! - 12/12/18
MOMMY445

Good

good - 12/12/18
RHOOK20047

Incredible!

Made these for my PSR class and the kids loved them. - 12/12/18
USMAWIFE

Incredible!

reallycute - 12/12/18
DMEYER4

Incredible!

awesome made this for my grandchildren - 12/12/18
PLCHAPPELL

These are really cute. - 12/12/18
KITTYHAWK1949

good and fun - 12/4/18
TIKATAKAWITHA

On Facebook I had a melting snowman pop up but it was with cheese. LOL - 12/4/18
ROBBIEY

I have to try these, they look tasty and fun - 12/25/17
SHELLLEY2

I have never seen a more adorable cookie! I am going to make these in the morning for the kids - 12/24/17
ROSSYFLOSSY

Very Good

Cute idea! - 12/20/17
MERLECHRIS

Incredible!

If you microwave the marshmellows, they actually melt a bit before you place them on the cookie. They were the hit at my cookie exchange. - 12/19/17
ARTJAC

nice - 12/15/17
TOMATOCAFEGAL

Good

easy and fun with small children. - 12/14/17
SRIVERS1

Incredible!

These were easy to make. Everyone loved them. - 12/13/17
WHITEANGEL4

So easy and a great hit - 12/12/17
CJS1MOMMY

Very Good

Son liked them - 12/12/17
REDROBIN47

These are so cute. My grandchildren will love decorating them with me. - 12/12/17
JAMER123

Cute. - 12/12/17
PWILLOW1

Unless you are making these for the kids it is just as simple to just make the cookies alone. Thr huge marshmallow and icing adds unnecessary sugar that most of us don't need. - 12/12/17
DAIZYSTARLITE

cool - 12/12/17
1CRAZYDOG

Incredible!

Nice project to do w/the kids. - 12/12/17
NELLJONES

These require so much care to make, it's a shame to eat them. - 12/12/17
HOLLYM48

Incredible!

I love making me's melting snowman cookies! They are so much fun to make and everyone loves them! - 12/12/17
NANASUEH

cute - 12/12/17
JANTHEBLONDE

Incredible!

My grandkids and I love making knees melting snowman cookies! They are delicious and so much fun to make! - 12/12/17
KITT52

O.K.

Way to many carbs for me but sure are cute
Grand kids loved them - 12/12/17
SHOAPIE

If only I had small children. - 12/12/17
4CONNIESHEALTH

Good

These taste good but mine didn't look like the pictures. - 12/12/17
ADRIENALINE

This are so adorable! - 12/12/17
FISHGUT3

thanks - 12/12/17
LOSER05

Incredible!

adorable. - 12/12/17
AIYANASMAMA

These are so cute! - 12/12/17
JUNETTA2002

Very Good

Loved this - 12/12/17
JOHNMARTINMILES

A fun dessert! - 12/12/17
MBPP50

Fun and tasty - 12/12/17
ETHELMERZ

O.K.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

These are no better than regular cookie, just have regular cookies and enjoy them, call it a day off, friends. Life! - 12/12/17
RYCGIRL

SO CUTE! - 12/12/17
JANET552

Incredible!

Fun cookie!! - 12/12/17
CD6913562

Something fun to make with my grandkids - 12/12/17
AZMOMXTWO

cute cookies - 12/12/17
LVMS61516

So cute! - 12/12/17
VHAYES04

So cute!! - 12/12/17
KATONTHEMAT

Incredible!

So cute. My son will love these - 12/2/17
LIS193

Very Good

Such a fun idea.. they did a little smashed down in the cookie exchange but they tasted nice. - 11/27/17
JVANAM

Incredible!

Don't ever feel bad. It is just part of the process, not a permanent state. - 5/3/17
CD13685619

I would use the idea but use my own cookie recipe or one that you know your children and grandchildren would already eat that way you know the cookie would be a hit, - 12/12/15
PATRICIAANN46

Incredible!

I have also made these with a basic Sugar Cookie Recipe. They are so cute and were a big hit when my Grand-daughter took them to her class for a treat just before Christmas of last year. - 12/12/14
NONNAOF2

Very Good

These are so cute and will make them if any of the granddaughters come over to visit! - 12/12/14

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