Description
Delightfully festive Snowman Face Cookies made from a simple white cake mix dough, topped with creamy buttercream and decorated with colorful candies to bring a fun holiday spirit to your baking.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box white cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
Buttercream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons milk or cream
Decoration
- 1/2 cup white sanding sugar
- 18 orange Dot candies for noses
- 36 regular brown M&Ms for eyes
- 90 mini brown M&Ms for mouths
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Make Dough: In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, and canola oil. Mix until a cohesive dough forms, ensuring all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Portion Cookies: Use a medium cookie scoop to portion the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies for 11 minutes or until the edges are set and slightly golden. Remove from oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prepare Buttercream: In a large bowl, beat the softened butter with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and 1 tablespoon of milk or cream, beating until smooth. Add more milk as needed to reach a spreadable consistency.
- Frost Cookies: Spread a layer of buttercream onto each cooled cookie evenly using a knife or small offset spatula.
- Decorate: Immediately sprinkle white sanding sugar over the frosted cookies for a sparkling effect. Place one orange Dot candy in the center of each cookie as the nose, two regular brown M&Ms as eyes, and arrange mini brown M&Ms in a curved line to form a mouth on each snowman face.
- Set Frosting and Serve: Allow the buttercream to set before serving and enjoy the festive snowman cookies.
Notes
- Store the decorated cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days to maintain freshness.
- The undecorated cookies freeze well for up to 3 months when stored in an airtight container or freezer bag. Thaw completely at room temperature before frosting and decorating.
- Use parchment paper on baking sheets to prevent sticking and ensure easy cookie removal.
- Adjust milk or cream quantity in buttercream to achieve ideal frosting consistency for spreading.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
