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So you wanna build a snowman?! Awesome, so do we. Except instead of snow, we’re gonna use fondant. Let’s get rolling ….
Pro Tip: Though this how-to isn’t difficult, we also have a simpler, fondant-free and kid-friendly version.
Snowman Cookies
Level: Easy
What You Need
Instructions
1. Start With the Snow
![cutting out fondant snow](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02114601/cutting-out-fondant-snow.jpeg)
Roll out your white fondant to a thickness of around 4mm, then cut a series of circles with the same cutter you used for your cookies. These are the beginnings of your snowman’s face!
![cutting out fondant snowman face](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02114657/cutting-out-fondant-snowman-face.jpeg)
Then, use your circle cookie cutter to cut away around 1/3 of the white circle. This creates a free section for your snowman’s cute winter hat. (The larger and lower part of the white fondant circle is going to end up being your snowman’s face.)
2. Cut Out Your Hats
Repeat step 1 with your blue fondant, this time keeping the smaller section to use for your hats.
3. Layer Up the Cookies
![fondant snowman cookie base](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02114814/fondant-snowman-cookie-base.jpeg)
Take a food-safe paintbrush and some apricot jam and lightly brush the surface of the cookie. Arrange your fondant pieces on top, pressing down lightly.
4. “Knit” Your Hat
![scoring texture on fondant hat](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115055/scoring-texture-on-fondant-hat.jpeg)
With a blade or vein tool, add a little texture to your fondant winter hat. We gently scoured curved lines working up from the base to the top.
5. Put a Pom Pom on It
![white fondant balls](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115229/white-fondant-balls.jpeg)
To make the textured pompoms on your snowman’s hat, roll up a small ball of white fondant and cover it with edible glue.
![snowman hat cookies](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115327/snowman-hat-cookies.jpeg)
Roll that in sanding sugar and attach to the top of your cookie with some more edible glue.
6. Put a Face on It
![snowman cookie eyes](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115419/snowman-cookie-eyes.jpeg)
Indent two eye sockets using a small ball tool before inserting a black edible sugar pearl into each with a dab of edible glue.
![fondant carrot noses](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115454/fondant-carrot-noses.jpeg)
For the carrot nose, mold orange fondant into conical or triangular shapes.
![snowman cookies](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115524/snowman-cookies.jpeg)
Attach with edible glue and lightly texture the surface using your blade tool.
![smiling snowman cookie](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115556/smiling-snowman-cookie.jpeg)
Take a thin food-safe paintbrush and with some black edible paint, carefully paint in your snowman’s mouth. We varied ours with smiles and a shocked open mouth.
![surprised snowman cookie](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115628/surprised-snowman-cookie.jpeg)
With a fluffy food-safe paintbrush and your edible blossom dust, gently add in some rosy cheeks.
![finished snowman fondant cookie](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/2015/11/02115927/finished-snowman-fondant-cookie.jpeg)
So cute, we might melt!
Photos by Juniper Cakery
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