Making cookies is one of my favorite holiday traditions. This year, I'm adding a new cookie recipe to our recipe box with these adorable Nutter Butter Snowmen Cookies!
Made simply by dipping the peanut butter cookies into melted white chocolate and decorating them to look like snowmen with chocolate chips and red melted chocolate.
The recipe is simple, but the end result looks so cute and festive. Perfect for Christmas!
Check out all the other Christmas Cookies to bake for your family this holiday season.
I love the smell of fresh-baked cookies in my house, only these cookies are another easy no-bake cookie recipe!
They're my favorite type of cookie to prepare when time is limited. You can use these for bake sales, hand them out to neighbors or enjoy a few with your family as you decorate the Christmas tree.
Looking for more Easy Desserts and Christmas Cookies? Try my Chocolate Christmas Cookies, Reindeer Desserts or my Christmas Refrigerator Cookies.
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How to Melt Chocolate
Melting chocolate can be a tricky business, especially if you're melting baking chips. Baking chips are designed to hold their shape at high temperatures, so they can be difficult to melt evenly.
The key to melting chocolate is to use a double boiler. A double boiler is a pot that sits on top of another pot of simmering water. This allows the chocolate to melt gently and evenly, without coming into direct contact with the heat source.
You can also use a microwave to melt chocolate, but you'll need to be careful not to overheat it. Start by heating the chocolate in short bursts, stirring frequently, until it is melted. Chocolate can also be melted in a saucepan over low heat, but again, you'll need to stir frequently to prevent scorching.
How to make melted chocolate thinner
One common problem when making melted chocolate is that it can become too thick and difficult to work with. If this happens, there are a few simple ways to thin it out.
- One way is to add a little bit of oil to the chocolate. This will help to make the chocolate more fluid and easier to work with.
- Another way to thin melted chocolate is to add a bit of milk or cream. This will also help to make the chocolate more fluid and easier to work with.
- Finally, if the chocolate is still too thick, you can try heating it up again. This will help to further thin out the chocolate and make it easier to work with.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
- Step 1: Melt the white chocolate according to the package directions.
- Step 2: Dip each cookie in the melted chocolate and flip to coat both sides.
- Step 3: Remove the cookie from the chocolate using a fork and lightly tap the handle of the fork with your finger to help the excess chocolate drip off.
- Step 4: Transfer to a piece of waxed paper or parchment paper. Press two mini chocolate chips in the top to make the snowman's eyes and then three chocolate chips down the center to make buttons.
How to Add Santa's Hat
- Melt the red chocolate chips according to the package directions.
- Transfer the melted red chocolate to a piping bag and draw a scarf and hat on each snowman.
- Top the hat with a drop of white melted chocolate for the pom-pom of the hat.
- You could also use a white chocolate chip to make the pom-pom of Santa's hat.
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Recipe Variations
- You could add pretzel sticks to the snowmen for arms.
- Or maybe use M&Ms for the buttons.
- You'll love these other Nutter Butter cookie recipes such as Nutter Butter Ghosts, Nutter Butter Mummy Cookies or my Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies.
Storage Tips
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week at room temperature.
- You can also store them in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
Top Recipe Tip
- Allow the Nutter Butter Snowman Cookies to dry completely before adding the red scarf and hat details. The red melted chocolate could "bleed" into the white melted chocolate and ruin everything.
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Nutter Butter Snowman Cookies
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Method
- Melt the white chocolate according to the package directions.
- Dip each cookie in the melted chocolate and flip to coat both sides. Remove the cookie from the melted chocolate with a fork and lightly tap the handle of the fork with your finger to help the excess chocolate drip off.
- Transfer each coated cookie onto a piece of wax or parchment paper and press two mini chocolate chips in the top of the cookie to make eyes. Place three mini chocolate chips down the center to make buttons.
- Allow the melted chocolate to cool and harden. Then melt the red chocolate according to the package directions.
- Transfer the red chocolate to a piping bag and draw a scarf and hat on each snowman.
- Top each hat with a white chocolate chip.
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