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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Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 118kcal
Equipment
- 12 candy sticks or lollipop sticks
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
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- Using a spoon, scoop white chocolate over the lower half of the cookie to create Santa's beard. Place on parchment paper.
- 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.
- Melt red candy melts in a clean bowl at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, then continue heating in 30-second intervals until smooth.
- Dip just the top of the cookie (above the eyes) into the red candy melts for Santa's hat. Place on parchment paper.
- 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 58mg | Sugar: 12g