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Angel Nutter Butter Cookies

Need a simple and quick cookie recipe? These Angel Nutter Butter Cookies are super cute, easy to make, and perfect for the holiday season.

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I cannot even tell you how easy this recipe for Angel Nutter Butter Cookies is. It’s the perfect holiday cookie if you ask me. No need to heat the oven or chill any dough. Easy for the kids to decorate on their own, with very little supervision (melting the chocolate should be done with an adult). I even think it’s easier than the Christmas Grinch Bark that I make.

If you’re needing to bring cookies to any kind of Christmas party or to make for your child’s class, this is the recipe for you.

Did I mention, it’s a no-bake recipe?

angel nutter butters
The cookie for peanut butter lovers!

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This wasn’t my planned post for today, as I had life happen this week with car issues and doctor appointments. But I knew these Nutter Butter Angels needed to be shared for #ChristmasSweetsWeek. For this year’s event, I’m joining 11 other fabulous bloggers to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings this holiday season will over 30 sweet treats.  You’ll find giftable recipes, breakfast recipes, and delicious dessert recipes.  Make sure to follow the hashtag on social media to see our sweet treats.

Angel Nutter Butter Cookies

There’s something about peanut butter and chocolate…any kind of chocolate that is the perfect combination of flavors to satisfy my craving for both. This recipe for Angel Nutter Butter Cookies has both and more.

If you need a cute and unique cookie this holiday season, make these adorable angel cookies. Taking store-bought cookies to the next level will be the talk of your party or event. These would be great to serve while playing this great Christmas party game.

What I love about the cookies is that the kids love to be so creative with decorating their angels. Each one can be so different and they’re all simply adorable. For even more fun with the kids, grab the ingredients to make these Penguin cookies. Both kinds of cookies make great gifts to give friends, neighbors, and teachers, and to bring to a Christmas party.

Angel Nutter Butter cookies
Use peanut shaped peanut butter cookies to make these adorable angels.

What are Nutter Butter Cookies?

Nutter Butter Cookies are delicious American peanut butter sandwich cookies made by Nabisco. The unique peanut shape is perfect to use in making these Nutter Butter Angel Cookies. The cookies have been enjoyed by billions for over 50 years.

Ingredients

  • 12 Nutter Butter cookies
  • 24 pretzel twists (2 for each cookie)
  • 12 pineapple-flavored Lifesaver candies (1 for each cupcake)
  • White candy melts or vanilla-flavored almond bark
  • Chocolate candy melts or chocolate-flavored almond bark

You will also need:

  • Toothpick
ingredients for angel nutter butters
Nutter Butters, pineapple Lifesaver candy, and mini pretzel twists.

How to Make Angel Nutter Butter Cookies

white chocolate and nutter butter cookies
Vanilla almond bark to melt to cover the cookies.

Step 1

Line a baking sheet with wax paper.

Step 2

Melt white candy according to package directions making sure not to overheat. If the candy gets too hot, it will seize. If desired, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening or coconut oil to make the melted candy pourable.

Step 3

Dip the pretzel twists in melted candy, allowing the excess to drip back into the bowl. Place the pretzels on waxed paper until dry. Rearrange the pretzels into pairs for wings.

dip pretzels into melted white chocolate
Coat mini pretzels in white chocolate.

Step 4

Dip Nutter Butter cookies in the melted candy, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Place the cookie on the pretzel wings and immediately add the Lifesaver candy as a halo. Allow the cookie to dry completely before continuing with step 5.

dipping cookies into melted white chocolate
Dip the Nutter Butters in the melted white chocolate.
assembling the nutter butter angels
Add a candy halo to each of the cookies.

Step 5

Melt chocolate candy according to package directions making sure not to overheat. If the candy gets too hot, it will seize. If desired, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening or coconut oil to make the melted candy pourable.

Step 6

Using a toothpick dipped into the melted chocolate, draw two half circles on the uncoated portion of each cookie to be the eyes and a larger dot as the mouth. Allow the cookies to dry completely.

adding facial features to angel cookies
Using a toothpick, add facial features to the angels.
cute angel nutter butter cookies
Cute angel cookies for your holiday cookie trays.

Tips, Tricks, and FAQs

  • I used Pineapple Lifesavers for the angels’ halo but feel free to use another color.
  • I prefer to use these candy melts, but melting white chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips can be used.
  • Small pretzel twists work best for the wings.
  • Get creative and make your angels different colors by adding a couple of drops of food-safe color gel to the white chocolate.
  • Refrigerate the cookies to help speed up the drying of the chocolate.
angel nutter butters
Simple to make and delicious to eat.

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Angel Nutter Butters are perfect for quick holiday treats

Angel Nutter Butter Cookies

Need a simple and quick cookie recipe? These Angel Nutter Butter Cookies are super cute, easy to make, and perfect for the holiday season.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: angel cookies, angel nutter butter cookies, angels, Christmas Cookies, nutter butter cookies, peanut butter
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies

Ingredients

  • 12 Nutter Butter Cookies
  • 23 small pretzel twists (2 for each cookie)
  • 12 pineapple flavored Lifesaver candies
  • White candy melts or vanilla flavored almond bark
  • Chocolate candy melts or chocolate flavored almond bark
  • toothpick

Instructions

  • Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
  • Melt white candy according to package directions making sure not to overheat. If the candy gets too hot, it will seize. If desired, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening or coconut oil to make the melted candy pourable.
  • Dip the pretzel twists in melted candy, allowing the excess to drip back into the bowl. Place the pretzels on waxed paper until dry. Rearrange the pretzels into pairs for wings.
  • Dip Nutter Butter cookies in the melted candy, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Place the cookie on the pretzel wings and immediately add the Lifesaver candy as a halo. Allow the cookie to dry completely before continuing with step 5.
  • Melt chocolate candy according to package directions making sure not to overheat. If the candy gets too hot, it will seize. If desired, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening or coconut oil to make the melted candy pourable.
  • Using a toothpick dipped into the melted chocolate, draw two half circles on the uncoated portion of each cookie to be the eyes and a larger dot as the mouth. Allow the cookies to dry completely.

Notes

  • I used Pineapple Lifesavers for the angels’ halo but feel free to use another color.
  • I prefer to use these candy melts, but melting white chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips can be used.
  • Small pretzel twists work best for the wings.
  • Get creative and make your angels different colors by adding a couple of drops of food-safe color gel to the white chocolate.
  • Refrigerate the cookies to help speed up the drying of the chocolate.

Nutritional Disclaimer

“Blogghetti” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

Angel Nutter Butters are perfect for quick holiday treats
Easy DIY recipe for a sweet holiday treat.

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  1. 5 stars
    These angel nutter butter cookies just look adorable! I had to give these a try since I knew my kids would love the look (and as it turns out, the taste!), so I made them the other day. My children and I were not disappointed.