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How To: Decorate Frosty the Snowman Cookies

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This adorable snowman has a festive sprinkle hat and sugar pearl eyes and buttons. Watch the video to learn how to create him.
What You Need
Sugar cookies; large tweezers ($10, sweetdanib.com); white cookie icing; icing bottles ($20, sweetdanib.com); toothpick; paper plate; colored sprinkles; offset spatula; blue and yellow sugar pearls. Click here for product sources and buying info.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 1
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Using tweezers, select orange sprinkles from the mix and set aside. These will form the snowman’s carrot nose.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 2
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Using a bottle filled with white icing, outline the hat portion of the cookie, leaving a slight border from the edge of the cookie. Fill in the hat with icing.

Tip: Using an icing bottle with a tip gives you more control. You can also buy pre-packaged tubes of icing at the supermarket.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 3
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Using a toothpick, pop any air bubbles in the icing.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 4
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On a paper plate, sprinkle the cookie with colored sprinkles, making sure to cover the icing completely. Shake off the excess sprinkles.

Tip: An inexpensive paper plate is best. Conserve the excess sprinkles by bending the plate and pouring the sprinkles back into its original container for future use.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 5
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Use a toothpick to smooth out and even the bottom of the hat.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 6
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Outline the rest of the cookie in white icing.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 7
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Fill in the cookie with icing and smooth out with an offset spatula.

Tip: Shake the cookie after smoothing out the icing to eliminate bumps and allow the icing to settle.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 8
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Using tweezers, place the blue sugar pearls for eyes, orange sprinkle for the nose, and yellow sugar pearls for the buttons.

How to Decorate a Frosty the Snowman Cookie, Step 9
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Let dry for 12 hours.

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