Bunny Nutter Butter Cookies
No-bake bunny cookies with candy eyes and licorice whiskers. Sweet, festive, and easy.
Servings: 6 cookies
Equipment
- Small microwave safe bowl
- kitchen scissors or sharp knife
- fork
Ingredients
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper to make cleanup easy.
- Pull the Twizzlers apart and cut them into ¼ to ½ inch strips. You’ll need four per bunny, for a total of 24 strips. If needed, twist or flatten them slightly so they sit neatly as whiskers, and use kitchen scissors or a sharp knife for clean cuts.
- Add the candy melts to a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each session until smooth. If the candy is too thick, a small amount of vegetable oil or shortening can help thin it for easier dipping.
- Drop a Nutter Butter cookie into the melted candy and shift it around with a spoon or fork to coat it completely. Lift the cookie and gently tap off any excess to avoid pooling at the bottom.
- Carefully set the coated cookie onto the prepared parchment paper.Place an M&M at the bottom center of the cookie, then add two candy eyes above it.
- Arrange two pieces of Twizzlers on each side of the M&M for the whiskers. If the Twizzlers tilt before the candy coating sets, place another coated Nutter Butter cookie next to it (making sure they don’t touch) so the Twizzlers can “rest” on it until the coating sets. Be patient and resist moving them too soon to avoid drooping.
- Once the candy is fully set, carefully use gel icing to create the bunny ears. Using a toothpick or fine tip can help control the icing, and drawing lightly in layers makes shaping the ears easier.
- Allow to fully set and once they are firm store in a single layer in an airtight container at room temp.