7 Snowmen Treats To Make and Eat

I do have a small addiction to Snowmen the evidence was can be seen each year as I unpack my boxes and boxes of Snowmen to decorate my home. A winter wonderland it becomes. Now I got hooked on searching for fun edible snowmen ideas from fruit ones to sweet treats and thought you also might enjoy the 7 favorites I found to create winter fun with your kids.

Snowman Doughnuts

No need to bundle up to build this snowman—you construct it in the kitchen out of doughnut and candy! The Crafting Traditions cooking staff suggests making these snowmen would be fun at a get-together, especially if you set out the "supplies" so guests can create their own, and also a wonderful wintertime project for the whole family.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 3 powdered sugar doughnuts (graduated sizes from 2 to 3 inches if possible)
• 1 powdered sugar doughnut hole or mini doughnut
• 5 mini chocolate chips
• 1 orange-mint Tic Tac
• 1 piece (10 to 12 inches) "fruit by the foot" fruit roll
• 3 gumdrops
• 2 pretzel sticks
• 1 starlight mint

Directions

• On a small plate, stack the three doughnuts to form body of snowman. Place doughnut hole on top for head. Add chocolate chip buttons and eyes and an orange-mint nose.
• Make 1-in. cuts on both ends of the fruit roll to form scarf fringe; wrap scarf around neck. Press a gumdrop onto each pretzel to form mittens; press pretzel arms into body. Top with a hat made from a mint and a gumdrop. Yield: 1 snowman

Snowman Cupcakes
from: Martha Stewart

Ingredients

Makes 12

• Chocolate Cupcakes (omit Easy White Icing)
• Simple Buttercream for Cupcakes
• 18 full-size marshmallows
• 24 chocolate sprinkles
• 3 to 4 orange gummy fish, cut into 12 pointed pieces for the nose
• 12 chocolate-coated mint candies

Directions

1. Cover tops of cupcakes with buttercream. Cut 6 marshmallows in half, and squish to make them slightly smaller. Using a wet toothpick, make two holes in each squished marshmallow, and insert sprinkles to create eyes. Use one piece of gummy fish for the nose.
2. Place a dab of icing on the tops of the remaining 12 marshmallows. Place a squished marshmallow on top of each to create the head. Place a dab of icing on each head, and top with a chocolate candy for a hat.

Snowman Pretzels

from: Family Fun

Dressed in colorful candy scarves and top hats, these stylish, easy-to-make snowmen are sure to liven up any holiday gathering.

Ingredients

• bag of 8-inch pretzel rods
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• mini chocolate chips
• orange decorators' gel

• fruit leather (various colors)
• gummy rings
• gumdrops

Instructions

1. To make a batch, melt 1 cup of white chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler.

2. One at a time, dip one end of an 8-inch pretzel rod in the melted chocolate and use a plastic spoon or knife to spread the chocolate two thirds of the way down the rod.

3. Set the pretzels on a sheet of waxed paper and press on mini chocolate chips for eyes and buttons. Use orange decorators' gel to add a carrot nose.

4. When the chocolate has hardened, stand the pretzels in a mug or glass and tie on strips of fruit leather for scarves. For each hat, stretch a gummy ring over the narrow end of a gumdrop and secure it on the pretzel rod with a dab of melted chocolate.

Minty Snowman
from: Taste Of Home

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• Red, green, blue, yellow and/or purple liquid or gel food coloring
• Colored sprinkles, nonpareils and cake decorator candies

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, corn syrup, extract and salt. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar. Knead by hand for 1-2 minutes or until mixture becomes pliable.
• For each color of dough, combine 1 tablespoon of dough and food coloring; knead until blended. Leave remaining dough white. Roll white dough into a log; remove one-fourth of the log and set aside.
• For the snowmen's bodies, divide the remaining log into 8-9 pieces and roll into balls. For the snowmen's heads, divide the reserved dough into 8-9 pieces and roll into balls. Stack 1 smaller ball on top of each larger ball.
• Use the colored dough to form hats, scarves and earmuffs as desired. Use candies to make eyes, noses and buttons. Yield: 8-9 snowmen.

Snow day Cookie Shovels

from: Nestle

Snowed in? Make these too-cute cookie shovels! These fun cookie shovels are a great in-door activity for moms and kids to share together during the snowy winter season.

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Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 12 mins
Cooling Time: 35 mins refrigerating

Servings: 24 servings

1 pkg. (16.5 oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Dough
12 pretzel rods, broken in half
1 cup (6 oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Premier White Morsels, divided
2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
1/3 cup mini marshmallows
White decorator sprinkles or sugars, sweetened flakes coconut (optional)

PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease three baking sheets.

BREAK dough along pre-scored lines. Place 8 squares of cookie dough about 3 inches apart onto each prepared baking sheet. Insert broken end of pretzel rod into each square of cookie dough; flatten dough slightly to form a rectangle. Flatten each square slightly with fingers to form a rectangle, about 1 1/2-inches long by 1 1/4-inches wide. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

BAKE for 14 to 16 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and immediately pat sides of each shovel with edge of knife to form straight sides. Cool on baking sheets for two minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

LINE cooled baking sheets with wax paper.

MICROWAVE 2/3 cup morsels and shortening in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 45 seconds; STIR. Morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.

DIP bottom 1-inch edge of each cookie shovel in melted morsels; scraping bottom of shovel along edge of bowl to remove excess. Place on prepared baking sheets. Immediately sprinkle dipped end of each shovel with remaining 1/3 cup morsels, mini marshmallows and sprinkles. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until set. Store shovels between layers of wax paper in covered containers at room temperature.

NOTES:
• 1 3/4 cups NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Chocolate Chip Cookie Tub Dough can be substituted for the bar dough. Roll dough into 24, 1 1/4-inch balls.
TIP:
• Refrigerating dough shovels before baking helps to prevent cookies from spreading and retain their shape during baking.


Snowman Biscuits
from: www.familycrafts.com by: Tami Rose

What You Need

Refrigerated biscuits - 3 biscuits per snowman
Raisins
Pretzel sticks
Cookie sheet
vanilla frosting (optional, see note*)

Optional:
Powdered sugar

Milk
Colored sugar
Clean Paint brush or basting brush

What You Do

To assemble each snowman, lay 3 biscuits vertically on a cookies sheet. Add raisins for eyes, nose, mouth and buttons. Use the pretzel sticks for arms.

Banana Snowmen On A Stick

From: Family Fun

Ingredients

• Bananas
• Grapes
• Carrot
• Apple

• Bamboo skewers
• Mini chocolate chips
• Pretzel sticks

Instructions

1. For each snowman, you will need three thick slices of banana, a grape, a sliver of carrot, and a triangular piece of apple. (Tip: Poke a hole in the apple piece with a bamboo skewer first to make assembly easier.)

2. Have your kids slide the fruit onto the skewer, then use the carrot slivers for noses, mini chocolate chips for eyes and buttons, and pretzel sticks for arms.