These Santa Claus Cookies are peanut butter and white chocolate treats that are easy enough to make with your kids and fancy enough to give to your friends.
12ouncesalmond bark or white baking chocolate, , chopped
1package, (1 pound) Nutter Butter sandwich cookies
red colored sugar
32vanilla or white chips
64miniature semisweet chocolate chips
32red mini m&ms
Instructions
In a microwave safe bowl, melt white chocolate at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on wire racks. For Santa's hat, sprinkle red sugar on top part of chocolate. I found it easier to press the cookie into the sugar after the chocolate had slightly set. Press one vanilla chip off-center on hat for pompom; let stand until set.
Dip other end of each cookie into melted chocolate for beard, leaving center of cookie uncovered. Place on wire racks. With a dab of melted chocolate, attach semisweet chips for eyes and a the m&m for the nose. Place on waxed paper until set.
Notes
Source: slightly adapted from Taste of HomeI found it helped to use tweezers to attached the eyes. Don't worry! They were brand new.