How cute are these chocolaty melting snowmen cookies?

Capture the season on acookie trayfilled with melty snowmen.

Beat in Milk Mixture

Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined.

Chocolaty Melting Snowmen

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Stir in any remaining flour.

Form Cookies

Shape dough into twenty 1 3/4-inch balls.

Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Mixing cookie batter ingredients with electric mixer

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Bake and Cool

Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are just firm.

Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes.

Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

Mixing in sugar into cookie batter

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Add Marshmallows

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.

Place cooled cookies on prepared baking sheet.

If desired, cut marshmallows in half crosswise and place one half on each cookie.

Mixing sugar and eggs in batter

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Spoon melted coating over each cookie to cover cookie and resemble melted snow.

Let stand until set.

Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze undecorated cookies for up to 3 months.

Mixing in flour and cocoa into cookie batter

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Decorate cookies before serving.

When frozen, transfer balls to an airtight container; cover.

Store in the freezer.

Placing cookie batter balls on cookie sheet

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2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Baked cookies on cooling sheet

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Cookies topped with melted marshmallows

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Cookies topped with marshmellows on cookie sheet

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Cookies topped with melted marshmallows and chocolate

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