Melting Snowman Biscuits
Melting Snowman Biscuits are buttery cinnamon-vanilla biscuits with a lemon glaze and a marshmallow snowman melting on top. The Thermomix TM7 makes the biscuit dough in minutes: weighing, mixing and kneading happen in one bowl. A charming Christmas snack that children love to decorate with writing icing. Ideal for holiday baking sessions with the whole family.
About this recipe
Melting Snowman Biscuits are one of the most charming Christmas recipes you can make with your Thermomix TM7 all-in-one kitchen machine. These buttery biscuits, warmly spiced with ground cinnamon and real vanilla extract, are topped with a snowman made from a marshmallow that appears to melt into a glossy lemon glaze — a detail that makes children giggle every single time. As a quick festive dessert or snack, they are ideal for holiday baking afternoons, classroom treats or a cookie swap with friends. The TM7 takes care of the fiddly parts: you weigh the plain flour directly into the mixing bowl, blend the butter and caster sugar into a creamy base without a handheld mixer, and whisk the egg and lemon juice glaze to a silky finish. While the biscuits bake in the oven, you and your little helpers can draw faces and buttons with writing icing. The result is a crisp-yet-tender biscuit with a warm cinnamon aroma that fills the whole kitchen. If you are looking for a nostalgic, decorative bake that delivers maximum cuteness with minimum effort, these melting snowmen belong on your Christmas list.
Preparation tips
- Chill the biscuit dough in the fridge before rolling it out; cold butter dough keeps its shape better in the oven, so your snowman biscuits stay round instead of spreading into ovals.
- Dab a tiny bit of lemon glaze on the underside of each marshmallow before placing it on the warm biscuit; the heat softens the marshmallow slightly and makes it look wonderfully melty and stick firmly in place.
- Let children do the decorating with writing icing once the glaze has set; store the finished Melting Snowman Biscuits in an airtight tin between layers of baking paper so the icing faces stay picture-perfect.
Recipe variations
- Gluten-free version: replace the plain flour with a gluten-free flour blend plus a pinch of xanthan gum. The butter, cinnamon and vanilla base stays exactly the same, and the marshmallow snowman still melts beautifully over the lemon glaze.
- Festive variation: add a pinch of ground ginger and cardamom to the dough for a gingerbread flavour, and use red and green writing icing for scarves and mittens — perfect for a Christmas market stall or holiday gift box.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the plain flour and caster sugar straight into the mixing bowl, because the TM7 scale measures each ingredient to the gram for consistent biscuit dough. [Built-in Scale]
- The TM7 whisks the egg with lemon juice and sugar into a silky glaze in seconds, far faster than whisking by hand. [Time Savings]
- Butter and caster sugar blend into a light, creamy base for the cinnamon biscuits, giving an even texture without any hand mixer. [Multi-Function]
- Kneading happens hands-free in the Thermomix bowl, so the vanilla dough comes together smoothly while you line the baking tray. [Hands-Free]
- Ground cinnamon distributes uniformly through the dough thanks to powerful mixing, ensuring every melting snowman biscuit tastes warmly spiced. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- caster sugar
- ground cinnamon
- natural vanilla extract
- plain flour
- sugar
- egg white
- lemon juice
- marshmallows
- writing icing