Melted Snowman Cookies

Okay okay, I'm a procrastinator. Christmas is over, the presents have all been unwrapped & Santa went home, but this is still a really cute recipe considering it's still winter & New Years Eve is on it's way so I thought I would post it anyway. 

What you'll need:

• 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Step 1: Cream the margarine and add the sugar gradually. Beat until light and fluffy. 

Step 2: Add eggs one at time, mixing well after each addition.

Step 3: Mix in all other ingredients & chill dough overnight in the fridge (4 hours at least).

Step 4: After dough has been chilled, pat cookies into a circle-ish shape. They don't need to be pretty, the icing will "melt" better if there are lumpy areas. Bake at 375 F for 6-8 minutes or until they're golden brown.

Royal Icing 

• 5 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 6 cups confectioners sugar

I wish I had pictures but I was so focused on getting the recipe right that I didn't take any. Plus I had to tweak the recipe a lot in order for it to work for me which I reflected my above. You may have to change yours to a consistency you feel comfortable with. Mine was too thick at first so I added more vanilla & more egg whites to give it that liquidy feel. If yours is too thin, add some more powdered sugar.

Step 1: In large bowl, combine the egg whites and vanilla and beat until frothy. 

Step 2: Add the confectioners sugar gradually and mix on low speed until sugar is incorporated and mixture is shiny. NOTE: You may want to do this part by hand because mine got so thick my hand mixer started to give in. 

Step 3: Turn speed up to high and beat until mixture forms stiff, glossy peaks. (For those of you who don't know...hey I didn't...peaks mean that when you dip a spoon in & pull it out, there is a little peak that sticks up after the spoon has been removed). This should take approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Add food coloring, if desired. 

Marshmallow Snowman Heads

This part is easy peasy. Just put some shortening on a plate, put a bunch of marshmallows on it & pop it in the microwave. DON'T LET THEM GET HUGE. It's tempting but seriously don't, they will turn into rocks. Just wait for them to inflate a bit & then pull them out. Make sure you have shortening on your fingers so they don't stick to you. Have fun! I know we did!




This is where I got the idea from!

Leftovers Anyone?

So how was everyone's Thanksgiving last week? I would be willing to bet that you ate a lot of turkey, & I'd also be willing to be that you still have a lot of turkey left over. Instead of the usual turkey sandwich for all those leftovers you have laying around, why not try a different way to use all that turkey? All you're going to need for this recipe is some cheese (I used colby for this recipe but it's great with any kind of cheese you like), turkey (again, for this I used deli sliced ham but any meat would be appropriate), & some crescent rolls.

Now, lay out all the crescent rolls, but instead of breaking them all into the triangles that you normally would, press two of the triangles together to make a rectangle instead.

Next you place as much cheese as you would like on the crescent rolls. I like to slice mine thin so it melts into everything really well. 

After that you just put the meat right on top. This is where your shredded turkey leftovers would be perfect ;)

Then you roll 'em up & bake them according to the Crescent Roll directions!

& that's that! Enjoy!

You can also find the original recipe & other adaptations here. Thanks for stopping by guys!