EASY Melted Snowman Cookies (gluten-free)

These Easy Melted Snowman Cookies are a MUST try this holiday season! One of our favorite special treats to make and they’re gluten-free, great for kids and are such a fun activity with your little ones.

These Melted Snowman Cookies are so incredibly cute and festive!! They’re a classic holiday recipe to make with your kids. The traditional ones have marshmallows, but you know my love/obsession with peanut butter cups. So naturally, we had to do a twist on these with the best flavor combo ever.

I don’t think they taste as good with marshmallows but with peanut butter cups – wow wow wow! Add them when they cookies are warm, not cold and not hot so they stick right to them. Then you can decorate them as you wish with some melted white chocolate, candy and sprinkles. My pretzel addition was a last minute decision and I am here for it. It adds a crunchy and it’s the delicious salty sweet combo these needed.

You and your kids will love making these. You can really use any toppings you want for decorating too. I love using the colored m&m looking candy, pretzel sticks and sprinkles. But feel free to get creative. These are meant to be fun so it’s not an exact science.

I cannot wait to hear what you think of them!! I hope you love these too.

What ingredients you need for Melted Snowman Cookies:

• Cookie dough of choice or make these cookies 
• White chocolate chips – if you don’t do dairy, use vegan white chocolate
• Peanut butter or almond butter cups – not mini ones as they’re too thick
• Orange sprinkles – I use these for the “nose”
• Candied m&m’s – I love using these better-for-you candies instead of actual m&m’s
• Candied eyes – I like using these but you could use chocolate chips too if you want
• Small pretzel stick pieces – add these on for the arms!

How to make these Snowman Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (or whatever the package says for your cooke dough)
2. Bake cookies per instructions on baking sheet and remove from oven when ready
3. When the cookies are warm (not hot and not cooled) add the peanut butter cup wide side down to each cookie towards the top of the cookie
4. Next drizzle melted white chocolate on top to make the “melted” snowman
5. Add the decoration pieces to make the “snowman”
6. Then add snowman cookies to fridge to set or leave at room temp and enjoy!

FAQs and tips on making Melted Snowman Cookies:

1. Add the peanut butter or almond butter cups to nearly cooled cookies. When they are warm and not hot or cold. That way they stick onto the cookie a bit when decorating. 
2. Add the decorations quickly! You want them to stick on well so make sure to do it when chocolate is melted.
3. What is the best way to store these cookies? In an airtight container for up to 4 days. These don’t freeze well because of the decorations on top and it’ll become spotty and not as good.
4. Can I use a homemade cookie recipe? Absolutely! I love making these with my Vegan Funfetti Sugar Cookies or even my Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies.
5. I don’t like white chocolate, can I use milk or dark chocolate? You can! It wouldn’t look like a snowman though but would taste yummy.
6. I don’t eat nuts, what can I do instead of peanut butter cup? Add marshmallows on top! And decorate those. Would be so yummy too.

A few other fun holiday treats to try:

Oreo Snowman Cookies (gluten-free)

Easy Snowman Bark!

3-ingredient Oreo Truffles!

Hanukkah Chocolate Pretzels (gluten-free + vegan)