Hey friends,
This week, my daughter Molly decided to bake Gingerbread cookies with “melted” marshmallow snowmen on top. The concept of the cookies isn’t new, as she got the idea from a video she saw on TikTok. What was new about this recipe, however, was that it was the fist baking project my daughter facilitated from end-to-end without (much) help at all. Go, Molly!
The recipe is simple, use a gingerbread cookie recipe or any of your favorite cookie recipes for that matter. Once baked, allow the cookies to completely cool. While cooling, use royal icing or store bought decorator icing to decorate the faces of each snowman. Set aside.
Cover each of your cooled cookies with a tablespoon of royal icing. Next, stack one of your decorated marshmallows on top and set aside. Continue with the other cookies and continue decorating each cookie as you see fit! For an extra “melted snowman” look, pop the marshmallow in the microwave for 5-10 seconds. Molly did this with a couple of her cookies and they turned out GREAT!
After years of baking with my kids, it was so great to see Molly take on a project (safely) on her own. Seeing her confidently work through a recipe makes me think that one day she just might be baking memories with her own kids, just like we have been doing for so long.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,
Emily Mingledorff
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