Recipes and Cooking Holiday Snowmen Cookies 5.0 (4) These super easy Christmas cookies start with packaged sugar cookie dough. Top with homemade frosting, and decorate with miniature semisweet chocolate pieces. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 20, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Kritsada Panichgul Prep Time: 40 mins Bake Time: 10 mins Total Time: 50 mins Yield: 15 cookies Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 18 ounce roll refrigerated sugar or chocolate chip cookie dough 1 recipe Royal Icing Miniature semisweet chocolate pieces, miniature candy-coated milk chocolate pieces, and/or gumdrops Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut cookie dough into 15 equal pieces. Divide each dough piece into three balls: one about 1 inch in diameter, one 3/4 inch in diameter, and one 1/2 inch in diameter. On an ungreased large cookie sheet, arrange each set of balls into a snowman shape, placing balls 1/4 inch apart and snowmen at least 3 inches apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on cookie sheet for 3 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool completely. Spread Royal Icing on cooled cookies. Decorate as desired with chocolate pieces and/or candies. TO STORE: Layer unfrosted cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 1 day or freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, thaw cookies, if frozen. Frost cookies as directed in Step 3. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 278 Calories 8g Fat 52g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Calories 278 % Daily Value * Total Fat 8g 10% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 10mg 3% Sodium 144mg 6% Total Carbohydrate 52g 19% Total Sugars 38g Protein 2g Calcium 30.3mg 2% Iron 0.5mg 3% Potassium 68mg 1% Folate, total 20.2mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.