Prep time:

Cooking time: 11 minutes

Total time:

Serves: 12

200g Icing Sugar

100g Almonds

3 Egg Whites

40g Caster Sugar

125g Unsalted Butter at Room Temperature

250g Icing Sugar

Splash of Milk

1tsp Vanilla Bean Paste

You will need: a piping bag fitted with 1cm nozzle; a baking tray lined with non stick baking parchment; draw yourself some snowmen templates on the baking paper

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  • pictures: David Merewether

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