CHRISTMAS COOKIES

First of all, can I just apologise for the lateness of this post. I knew exactly what I wanted to write, i just couldn't type it out right. Secondly moving onto the post, Emma and I felt the need for a day to really get into the Christmas spirit, so we made these wonderful creatures! They're so easy to make and very fun 'n' funky for Christmas. Here's what you need to do to make them:

To make the Melting Snowmen you will need:

- Digestive biscuits

- 225g of sifted Icing sugar

- Marshmallows

- Chocolate Writing Icing 

1. First of you'll need to make the powered sugar icing which is super simple as all you need to do is add 2-3 tablespoons of water to the icing sugar and stir it around until the mixture is smooth.

2. Pick your marshmallows (sadly I was left with the pink tinted ones as Emma's chose all the white ones! Honestly (; ). Once you have chosen them, I decided to ice a little smiley face onto all of them and personally I think they all look adorable!

3. Ice the biscuits and pop a marshmallow on each of the biscuits slightly to the side, which will be helpful for later on when decorating.

4. Add a few 'buttons' in a row just in front of the marshmallow. I used tiny golden stars which I found in my cupboard, but you can use whatever you fancy.

5. Then using your writing icing, ice little stick arms to the side and SHAZZAM! There you have your own melting snowmen which look simply adorable and taste fab!

I then decided to have my own take on these snowmen guys and made reindeer versions instead. The recipe is very simple and pretty much the same as the snow men, so if you want to have a go, here it is:

To make the Chocolate Reindeer's you will need:

- Digestive biscuits

- 225g of Milk or Dark Chocolate

- Marshmallows

- Pretzels

1. For the chocolate, put all the chocolate into a bowl. Put the bowl over a saucepan half filled with water and heat on a low temperature until the chocolate melts.

2. Cover the biscuits in chocolate and then dip a marshmallow into the chocolate and place it onto the middle of the biscuit. 

3. After this you'll need to break up the pretzels into antler like shapes and push them into the marshmallow, then quickly pop them into the fridge until the chocolate hardens.

4. After 10-15 minutes take them out and Ta-Dah! You've got these beautiful edible nibbles which you can make and eat with your family and friends. They're so easy and look very impressive.