Learn how to make adorable snowman and penguin cookies that are perfect for the holiday season. This cookie recipe is entertaining and simple to make, making it an excellent activity for both children and adults. Decorate the cookies with royal icing and add candy eyes, colorful scarves, and cute little buttons to make your snowman and penguin characters come to life.
Ingredients: For the cookies:. - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour. - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened. - 1 cup granulated sugar. - 1 large egg. - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. - 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. - 1/2 teaspoon salt. For the royal icing:. - 4 cups powdered sugar. - 3 tablespoons meringue powder. - 1/2 cup water. - Gel food coloring black, orange, red, and any other colors you'd like. - Small candy eyes. - Orange candy-coated sunflower seeds for the beak. - Candy pearls or small round candies for buttons and decorations. - Piping bags and small round decorating tips.
Instructions: Mix the flour and salt together in a medium-sized bowl. Put away. Melt the butter and add the sugar. Beat them together in a large bowl until they are smooth. Together with the butter, add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix everything together well. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones one at a time, mixing only until the dough comes together. Split the dough in half, cover each half with plastic wrap, and put them in the fridge for at least an hour. Warm your oven up to 350F 175C and put parchment paper on a baking sheet. To make a 1/4-inch-thick circle, roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface. You can use cookie cutters to make the shapes, like snowmen and penguins. Then, put them on the baking sheet that has been prepared. For 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden, bake the cookies. After taking the cookies out of the oven, let them cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way down. Powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water should be mixed together with a whisk until stiff peaks form. Put the icing into different bowls and add gel food coloring to make them different colors. Put one color of icing into a piping bag that has a small round decorating tip on it. After the cookies have cooled, use the royal icing to decorate them. For the snowman and penguin shapes, add scarves, hats, eyes, buttons, and other fun details. As the penguin's beak, use orange candy-coated sunflower seeds. For extra decoration, use small round candies. Let the decorated cookies dry all the way through before you serve them or put them away.
