Make some cute Cookie Dogs with your kids. They'll love these sweet Peanut Butter Puppies made with Nutter Butter Cookies and candy.
If you are looking fun a fun kid's recipe to make for a snack or party treat, this is it.
These dog-shaped cookies are so easy to make. They are a perfect crafty snack to make with young kids. You simply attach candy to Nutter Butter Cookies. I can't really call this a recipe, it's that easy!
Not only are these fun to make for a snack but they would make cute treats to serve at a birthday party, pet adoption, baby shower, or Valentine's Day party.
Follow the step-by-step instructions below to make these cute peanut butter puppies. Have fun!
Ingredients
Nutter Butter Cookies
2 white chocolate chips per cookie*
1 large milk or dark chocolate chip per cookie*
1 caramel square per cookie
black food coloring marker
a small dab of creamy peanut butter per cookie
*I used Nestle White Morsels and Kroger Private Selection Milk Chocolate Chips. You just want to make sure that the chips you use for the dog's noses are larger than the chips you use for the eyes. You could also use candy eyes if you prefer.
Supplies
knife
cutting board
Instructions
Use a sharp knife to cut off the tips of your white chocolate chips. Draw pupils onto each white chip using a black food coloring marker.
Cut the tips off the milk chocolate chips.
Cut your caramels in half and form each half into a dog ear. If you prefer, you can roll the caramels out using a rolling pin and cut them into ear shapes, discarding the excess caramel. These will be lighter and easier to use if you need to move your puppies around a bit.
Use creamy peanut butter to adhere your decorations to your cookie.
That's it. Aren't they sweet?
Variations
Here's another cute decorated Nutter Butter Cookie dog idea. Check out the step-by-step instructions and video tutorial to make these cute Chocolate Dogs.
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Recipe
Decorate Nutter Butter Cookies using chocolate and caramel to create these adorable peanut butter cookie puppies.
- 12 Nutter Butter Cookies
- 24 white chocolate chips per cookie
- 24 large milk or dark chocolate chip
- 12 caramel squares per cookie
- black food coloring marker
- 2 teaspoons creamy peanut butter
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Use a sharp knife to cut off the tips of your white chocolate chips. Draw pupils onto each white chip using a black food coloring marker.
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Cut the tips off the milk chocolate chips.
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Cut your caramels in half and form each half into a dog ear. If you prefer, you can roll the caramels out using a rolling pin and cut them into ear shapes, discarding the excess caramel.
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Use creamy peanut butter to adhere your decorations to your cookie.
Substitutions
If you want to make ears that are firmer, you can use modeling chocolate instead of caramels. See my 2-ingredient modeling chocolate recipe here - https://hungryhappenings.com/chocolate-making-tips/modeling-chocolate-recipe-candy-clay/
Storage
These cookies are best eaten the day they are made but can be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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Natasha SerenityYou says
These are so cute!!!
would love it if you could share this on my link party - http://serenityyou.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/serenity-saturday-47.html
Mama Jodi says
These are absolutely adorable. Great work.
Tiffany Yang says
So cute!! Love your creativity!
Carole says
Awww, shucks, cute isn't the word.
I found this through Turning the Clock Back's What's Cooking Wednesday. I have linked in bacon and scrambled egg rolls. Have a lovely week.
Janine (sugarkissed.net) says
So silly, so cute, so fun! Love it!
Mixed Kreations says
These are so cute! Almost to cute to eat (-;
Courtney @ Brilliant Like Fireflies says
What a cute snack! You are so creative!
Winnie says
These are incredible - sooooooooooooo sweet
And you are super creative. A real joy to see your work
Tamsyn says
These are soooo cute!!
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says
Love these Beth!!! I will share these for sure. I love simple cookies like this...so cute!
Erin says
These are really, really cute!!! Have fun with your exchange student! How fun!
Betsy @ Anna Nimmity says
Adorable! I'm pinning this idea, thanks!
Kara at Petals to Picots says
How cute are these!!
Kim says
Aww! These are adorable! Definitely making them with my daughter soon.
TFS!
Maranda says
How cute!!
megan @ whatmegansmaking says
These are so cute!! Very fun 🙂
Vanessa says
These are so cute!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
So super cute! And well, I'm a bit obsessed with Nutters. 🙂
laura@imnotatrophywife.com says
These are awesome Beth! I'm going to pin these!
I love these! laura@imnotatrophywife.com
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
Thanks for the pin Laura!
Jo and Sue says
That is sooooooo cute! Love it. Of course, we can't get Nutter Butters out in the boonies here where we live but I am going to see if I can't find a substitute. These are adorable 🙂
Beth Jackson Klosterboer says
If you can find any oval shaped sandwich cookie, it will work fine. The peanut shape is nice, but I think oval will work too.