Nutter Butter Love Bug Cookies
Love Bug Cookies are a cute no-bake peanut butter treat recipe made with candy melts and simple decorations that are fun to assemble and easy to share.
Servings: 6 cookies
Equipment
- large tray or baking sheet
- Small microwave safe bowls
Ingredients
- 12 Nutter Butter Cookies
- 1 cup white candy melts
- 1 cup pink candy melts
- 2 teaspoons red, white, and pink sprinkles
- 6 pretzel sticks, broken in half
- 12 edible candy eyes
- 6 mini chocolate chips
- 6 pink M&Ms
- 6 jumbo red hearts sprinkles
Instructions
- Tip: work in small batches so the candy melts stay easy to handle.
- Prepare your workspace: Line a baking sheet or tray with parchment paper to keep cookies from sticking and make cleanup easier.
- Melt the candy melts: In separate microwave-safe bowls, melt the pink and white candy melts in 30-second intervals, stirring in between until smooth.
- Coat the cookies: Dip one completely in pink candy melts, tap off excess, and place on the parchment. Sprinkle the sides with red, white, and pink sprinkles, leaving the center clear for stacking.
- Assemble the body: Coat another cookie in white candy melts and gently place it crosswise on top of the pink-coated one to create the “love bug” body. Press lightly so it sticks without breaking.
- Add the finishing touches: Insert pretzel halves for antennae, place candy eyes above a mini chocolate chip nose, and add pink M&Ms or heart sprinkles near the bottom for accents.