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A group of Nutter Butter Christmas cookie pops with Santa, reindeer, and snowman designs in a festive display with greenery and red ribbon.
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Nutter Butter Santas

These adorable Nutter Butter Santa Cookies are an easy no-bake Christmas treat! With a white chocolate beard, red candy melt hat, and cute candy face, they're perfect for holiday parties, cookie exchanges, or a fun activity with the kids.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 118
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ct Nutter Butter cookies
  • 1/2 cup (3oz, 86g) white candy melts
  • 1/2 cup (3oz, 86g) red candy melts
  • 24 ct candy eyeballs
  • 12 ct small round red candies Cherry Sours or red M&M's
  • White snowflake sprinkles or white nonpareils

Equipment

  • 12 candy sticks or lollipop sticks

Method
 

  1. Gently twist each Nutter Butter cookie to separate the halves. Dip one end of a candy stick (about 1-1.5 inches) into melted white chocolate and press it into the peanut butter filling. Place the other half on top and press together. Let stand 10 minutes to set.
  2. Melt white candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, then continue heating in 30-second intervals until smooth.
  3. Using a spoon, scoop white chocolate over the lower half of the cookie to create Santa's beard. Place on parchment paper.
  4. While wet, press a red candy into the beard for the nose. Use a dab of white chocolate to attach two candy eyeballs above the beard. Let stand 5 minutes.
  5. Melt red candy melts in a clean bowl at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, then continue heating in 30-second intervals until smooth.
  6. Dip just the top of the cookie (above the eyes) into the red candy melts for Santa's hat. Place on parchment paper.
  7. Immediately add white snowflake sprinkles along the hat edge for the trim and pom pom. Let stand 10 minutes to fully set.

Notes

  • Have all decorations ready before dipping—candy melts set quickly!
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
  • These can be frozen for up to 3 months, but sprinkle colors may bleed when thawing.