Transform a plain store-bought cookie into a festive little treat! Make these Nutter Butter Polar Bear Cookies and your guests will be growling for you to whip up another batch!
Once again, a simple peanut-shaped Nutter Butter Cookie has found its way onto my blog. Every time I look at a Nutter Butter, I can't help but envision it as an edible craft - and then I eat it. A few cookies do actually survive to become penguins, skulls, puppies, fuzzy pink slippers, or in this case, polar bears.
Nutter Butter Polar Bears
Before you begin, read my Chocolate Making Tips page if you don't have experience melting and working with candy coating or chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 mini marshmallows per polar bear
- melted white confectionery coating/candy melts or melted and tempered pure white chocolate
- Nutter Butter Cookies
- 2 mini chocolate chips per polar bear
- 1 large chocolate chip per polar bear - You need a chip that is about ½ inch in diameter, which is larger than a standard-size chip. I used Kroger's Private Selection Brand Semi-Sweet Chips. They were the perfect size.
- black food coloring marker
Supplies
- kitchen shears (scissors) or a knife
- candy dipping fork or kitchen fork
- parchment paper cut into small squares set on a plate or baking sheet
Instructions
Flatten two mini marshmallows into a circle. Use kitchen shears or a knife to cut off a small piece from one edge so that you can attach the marshmallows to your Nutter Butter.
Dip the cut end of the marshmallow into the melted white confectionery coating.
Press one on each side of the top half of a Nutter Butter Cookie to create the polar bear's ears.
Allow the candy coating to dry.
Dip the Nutter Butter Cookie into the melted white candy coating, completely submerging it. Use a dipping fork or a kitchen fork to lift the Nutter Butter up out of the white confectionery coating. Allow excess coating to drip off.
Set the dipped cookie on parchment paper.
Immediately while the coating is still wet, press two mini chocolate chips on the cookie for the eyes and one large chocolate chip for the nose.
Freeze for 5 minutes until the candy coating is set. If using pure white chocolate refrigerate instead.
Allow the cookie to come to room temperature, then use a food coloring marker to draw on a mouth and eyebrows.
Tips: If you are dipping your Nutter Butter Cookies into white confectionery coating, in order to get nice shiny looking polar bears you'll want to dip one, decorate it, then place it in the freezer. If you leave your dipped cookies out at room temperature for too long they will develop streaks and spots. If you use small squares of parchment paper set on plates or baking sheets you can easily put your cookies in the freezer as you finish decorating each one.
Storage
Store your Nutter Butter Polar Bears in an airtight container for up to several weeks. Do not store in the refrigerator or freezer.
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Recipe
Nutter butter cookies dipped in white candy melts are decorated to look like cute polar bears.
- 16 mini marshmallows per polar bear
- 12 ounces white candy melts, almond bark, or melting wafers
- 8 Nutter Butter Cookies
- 16 mini chocolate chips per polar bear
- 1 large chocolate chip per polar bear
- black food coloring marker
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Flatten two mini marshmallows into a circle.
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Cut off about ⅓rd of each marshmallow.
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Press one on each side of the top half of a Nutter Butter Cookie to create the polar bear's ears.
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Pour the white candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl.
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Heat the candy melts on high power for 30-second bursts of power, stirring after each, until melted.
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Dip the Nutter Butter Cookie into the melted white candy melts, completely submerging it.
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Then, remove the cookie from the white chocolate and allow the excess to drip off.
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Set the dipped cookie on parchment paper.
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Immediately while the coating is still wet, press two mini chocolate chips on the cookie for the eyes and one large chocolate chip for the nose.
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Freeze for 5 minutes until the candy melts harden.
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Repeat, making a total of 8 polar bear cookies.
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Allow the cookie to come to room temperature, then use a food coloring marker to draw on a mouth and eyebrows.
Store your Nutter Butter Polar Bears in an airtight container for up to several weeks. Do not store in the refrigerator or freezer.
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Anonymous says
So Cute and delicious too! I just have to try to keep people out of the cookies so I can create before they gobble them up! Nutter Butters are a favorite at our house. Thank You for the instruction Beth, these will be FUN to make 🙂
Buffy
vivalatina says
So cute, i know these would fascinate the children.
Anonymous says
thanks for share...
Kathie says
Thank you for linking up with me for Show and Tell Saturday at Sassy Little Lady! Be sure to stop by next week!
http://www.sassylittlelady.com/blog/show-and-tell-saturday/show-and-tell-saturday
Kathie
Diana - FreeStyleMama says
So so cute, Beth!!
April Tuell says
I found you from the Show and Tell Saturday link up. What cute cookies! I just started a new Saturday Spotlight Linky Party on my blog this week, and would love to have you stop by and share! http://angelshomestead.com/saturday-spotlight-1/
Kathie says
Hello!
I found you from the Mop it up Mondays link up. I would love to have you come share your post with my readers over at Sassy Little Lady’s Show and Tell Saturday. Hope to see you there!
Kathie
http://www.sassylittlelady.com/blog/show-and-tell-saturday/show-and-tell-saturday
Sarah Tackett says
A cup of coffee would go great with these. I'm currently hosting a giveaway to win a $20 Starbucks gift card and would love for you to enter! http://sarahsaturdiy.blogspot.com/2013/01/love-is-in-air-giveaway.html
Brenda says
How Yummy & ADORABLE!! :o)
Nann from At Nann's Table says
You've done it again!! Just too cute and clever. I'd love to hop into your brain and see all your fabulous ideas. I know I'd spend hours there and have a ball!! N.
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says
I love these! So cutie cute! 🙂
Trish - Sweetology101 says
geepers these are just adorable for sure.
Tiffany@Fizzy Party! says
Cute! Perfect for these cold temps right now.
Sue says
You've done it again, Beth! Your polar bears are perfectly darling! I need to have a closer look at those Nutter Butters and come up with something:)
Manu CatMan says
Oh!!! superbe!!!
love it
The Partiologist says
With just a few supplies you have created a an adorable polar bear!
Lisa@hooplapalooza says
oh Beth! these guys make me giggle! :>D
madelein - mother of six says
Soo cute 🙂
Midori says
Awwww, so adorable! Very very cute! Thanks for the instructions! 🙂
Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says
Aww...those are adorable Beth!!