Peppermint Snowman Cookies a fun and festive wintery treat! Chocolate cookies stuffed with peppermint patties & decorated with a candy-covered snowman, these peppermint cookies are almost too cute to eat.
Prep: Start by lining a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat, and then set it aside.
Make dough: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and both sugars together until light and fluffy. Then, and in and mix the egg and vanilla extract until combined. Next, mix in the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt until the mixture forms a dough.
Chill: Proceed to separate the dough into 6 balls and then place a peppermint patty into the middle of each ball and then form the dough up and around the patty, covering it completely. Continue to roll it back into a ball shape and place it onto the baking sheet and in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
Bake: Get the oven preheating to 350 degrees F. When to temperature, place the cookies in the oven and bake them for 10-12 minutes. Be sure to allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Assemble: When the cookies have cooled, place the almond bark into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30 second intervals, stirring between each until melted and smooth. Next, dip the bottom of each large marshmallow into the almond bark mixture and then place them onto the top of each cookie. Proceed to spoon the remaining melted almond bark over the top of each marshmallow and allow it to cover the marshmallow and the top of the cookie so that it looks like a puddle shape. Repeat for all cookies and allow to cool and set for 10-15 minutes.
Decorate: After that, take a peeled strip from the Twizzlers and wrap it around each marshmallow like a scarf. Then, cut the orange gum drops into tiny triangles for carrot noses and use the black frosting for dotting the eyes on your snowman heads.
To make the earmuffs, use the frosting to create a line across the top of each marshmallow. Now, cut the flat bottom off 6 red gum drops and 6 green gumdrops. Place the flat part onto the sides of the snowman heads, one on each side to create earmuffs. Serve the completed cookies immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Peppermint Snowman Cookies are a great holiday treat to make with your family. These peppermint cookies are almost too cute to eat, but once you take your first bite there will be no stopping you from devouring them!