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A batch of Nutter Butter cookies that are decorated to look like Santa.

Easy No-Bake Santa Cookies Recipe

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Easy No-Bake Santa Cookies come together with minimal effort. The ingredients are easy to find and inexpensive and you don't even need the oven or stove!
Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 247
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

  • 12 peanut butter wafer cookies Nutter Butters
  • 1 cup vanilla icing
  • red sanding sugar
  • small white decorating pearls
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • mini chocolate chips
  • small red hots

Instructions

  • Line up cookies. The quickest and easiest way to make these Santas is to do each step to all the cookies before moving to the next step.
  • Place ¼ cup icing in small storage bag and cut a tiny hole in the corner.
  • Starting with Santa’s hat, spread icing about 1" down from the top of each cookie being sure to cover the sides. Sprinkle red sanding sugar over icing. Now pipe a line of icing below the red sugar and press in small white pearls to crate the trim. Santa has a hat!
  • Next is the beard. Spread icing over the bottom half of the cookie, again being sure to cover the sides. Press in shredded coconut until all icing is covered.
  • Now pipe a dab of icing on the backs of two mini chocolate chips and put the eyes in place then attach the nose (red hot) using another dab of icing.
  • Watch the kids eyes light up!

Notes

Make a fun afternoon out of decorating the cookies—set the decorations on the table and let the kids go to town!

Nutrition

Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g