Prepare your favorite sugar cookie dough (homemade or store-bought) and scoop it into 1-inch balls. Place them in the air fryer basket lined with perforated parchment paper, ensuring they are spaced at least 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.

Set your air fryer to 320°F and bake the cookies for 6 to 8 minutes. You want the edges to be just lightly golden while the centers remain soft and pale.

As soon as the cookies come out of the air fryer, immediately press a large marshmallow onto the center of each warm cookie. The residual heat will act like glue, slightly melting the bottom of the marshmallow so it sticks perfectly.

Once the cookies have cooled completely, spoon a small amount of white frosting around the base of the marshmallow. Let it drip naturally toward the edges of the cookie to mimic the look of a melting snow puddle.

Using your edible black pen or black decorating gel, draw two dots for eyes and a coal-beaded smile on the marshmallow. Use the orange gel to pipe a tiny carrot nose, and finish by adding black gel "buttons" or stick arms onto the frosting puddle.