Starbucks Snowman Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cunsalted butter
softened
- 2 cpowdered sugar
- 1each large egg
- 2 tspvanilla extract
- 3 call purpose flour
- 1 tspbaking powder
- 1 tspsalt
- 1 lbpowdered sugar
- 3 tbspmeringue powder
- ½ tbspvanilla extract
- 6 tbspcold water
- blue food color
- black food color
- red food color
- orange food color
- white sanding sugar
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 2
Add 1 Cup of butter to your stand mixer bowl, along with the powdered sugar.
- 3
Mix until fluffy - about 3-5 minutes.
- 4
Add the vanilla and egg and mix again until well incorporated.
- 5
In a separate bowl add the flour, salt and baking powder and mix with a whisk.
- 6
Gradually add to the butter mixture while on low setting.
- 7
Once the cookie dough has come together use your hands and knead a little in the mixing bowl.
- 8
Remove half of the cookie dough and wrap with plastic wrap, set aside.
- 9
Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the remaining cookie dough to about 1/3" thick.
- 10
Using a snowman cookie cutter cut out shapes from the cookie dough and lay on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- 11
Make sure there is 2" between the cookies.
- 12
Bake in the oven for about 8 minutes, or until the edges start to brown a little.
- 13
Remove and allow to cool completely before icing.
- 14
To make the royal icing add the powdered sugar and meringue powder to a clean mixing bowl of your stand mixer and mixer together.
- 15
Add the vanilla and water until a good royal icing consistency is reached. It should fall back into the bowl and hold it's shape for about 5 seconds before melting back into the icing.
- 16
Take 3/4 of this icing and add to a piping bag.
- 17
The remaining split between 4 small bowls.
- 18
You'll need a little orange icing. A little black (more than the orange though). A little blue and a little red.
- 19
Ad each color to it's own piping bag. You could get away with just painting on the orange with a tooth pick.
- 20
Using the white, pipe the edge of each cookie then fill in to cover the whole cookie. Use a tooth pick to help spread it out. Quickly sprinkle some silver/white sanding sugar on the bottom of each snowman (to represent snow).
- 21
Once that white has dried somewhat you could paint on the other colors. Drop black spots for the buttons, eyes and mouth. The blue for scarves and ear muffs, the same for the red. The orange is only needed for a little carrot nose on each cookie.
- 22
Allow a few hours of drying time before stacking on top of each other.
Starbucks Snowman Cookie Recipe
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About this Recipe
Craving those iconic, buttery, and soft Starbucks Snowman Cookies but want to skip the coffee shop line? This copycat recipe brings the magic of the holidays right into your kitchen, allowing you to bake your favorite festive treat from scratch. It's the perfect way to capture that holiday spirit with a homemade touch.
What makes this Starbucks Snowman Cookie Recipe truly special is its dedication to a rich, tender texture. With a generous amount of softened unsalted butter and powdered sugar in the dough, these cookies are designed to be incredibly soft and melt-in-your-mouth. You'll achieve that quintessential bakery-quality experience, all from the comfort of your home, making it a standout among other Christmas cookies.
Prepare for a delightful sensory experience with these Christmas cookies. You can expect a deep, buttery flavor enhanced by vanilla extract, characteristic of a classic sugar cookie base. The cookies are soft, not crisp, providing a satisfying bite. They're typically adorned with royal icing to bring the cheerful snowman design to life, making them as pleasing to the eye as they are to the palate. This recipe yields about 10 charming cookies, each a substantial and delicious treat.
Customization & Serving
While the classic snowman design is beloved, you have plenty of room for creativity. Feel free to use different food colors to personalize your snowman's scarf, hat, or even add unique details. If you don't have white sanding sugar, other festive sprinkles can provide a lovely sparkle. You can also experiment with various holiday-themed cookie cutters to create a whole winter wonderland assortment.
These festive Starbucks cookies are ideal for a variety of occasions. Serve them at holiday gatherings, package them as thoughtful edible gifts, or simply enjoy them with a warm mug of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa on a cozy winter evening.