Nutter Butter snowmen are easy, fun, and delicious Christmas-themed cookies that are perfect for holiday parties! These festive cookies are prepared in only 10 minutes and don't require any cooking. Try this recipe if need a quick and effortless Christmas treat to share with the family!
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Instructions
Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or wax paper and then place a cooling rack on top.
Chop up the almond bark into smaller pieces and transfer it into a large microwave-safe bowl with 1 tablespoon of vegetable shortening.
Melt the almond bark in the microwave using 30-second increments on high power, and stir vigorously in between each increment.
Once the almond bark is almost completely melted, take the bowl out of the microwave and stir until the mixture is smooth.
Dip the Nutter Butter cookies into the almond bark mixture with tongs and completely coat the entire cookie, then allow the excess to drip. Place each Nutter Butter coated snowman onto your wire cooling rack immediately and stick on 2 candy eyes and 1 large orange nonpareil sprinkle as the nose. Place 3 mini chocolate chips down the middle for buttons. Repeat this step with the rest of the Nutter Butters, then allow the almond bark to set.
Dip one end of the pretzel stick halves into the almond bark and stick them into the sides of the Nutter Butter to create the arms. Place red icing into a Ziploc bag or piping bag and make a small cut of a corner to pipe the red icing scarves.
Serve once the almond bark is dry or store them for later.
Notes
1 standard package of almond bark is equal to 1 ½ pounds (or 24 ounces).
1 standard package of Nutter Butters is 16 ounces (or 26 cookies).
Each snowman needs 3 mini chocolate chips for the buttons, so you will need about 78 chocolate chips in total.
Vegetable shortening is better to use to make a smooth consistency over other oils and butter.
If the almond bark starts to solidify while dipping the Nutter Butter cookies, you can place it back into the microwave and stir until it is smooth again.
The icing can be homemade (simply increase the thickness with more confectioners sugar until your desired piping consistency is reached). Or, you can use the handy tubes of piping gel that are available near the cake mixes in most grocery stores.
To store: Place your Nutter Butter snowmen in an airtight container on the counter for up to 7 days.