Nutter Butter Chicks are an adorably fun Easter treat and craft idea rolled into one! A fun activity for the entire family, these no-bake treats are made by dipping Nutter Butter cookies into yellow melting chocolate and then decorated to look like hatching chicks.
Place the yellow melting candies in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds on high heat. Stir, then place back in the microwave and continue microwaving at 20 second intervals, stirring in between, until the candy is completely melted.
6 oz yellow candy melts
Using a fork, dip a cookie into the yellow candy melts until it’s completely covered. Lightly tap the fork on the side of the bowl to remove any excess candy melts, then place on a cooling rack or piece of parchment paper.
24 Nutter Butter cookies
Immediately add two candy eyeballs and two round orange sprinkles (like a beak) toward the middle top of the Nutter Butter cookie, just like you see in the picture below.
48 candy eyeballs, 48 round orange sprinkles
Repeat with all of the other cookies until you have dipped and decorated all of the Nutter Butters. Let them sit until the candy melts are completely set.
Put the royal icing in a piping bag with a small round tip or just a small opening. Use the piping bag to pipe an outline of a broken shell on the top and bottom of the cookie.
1 cup white royal icing
Once you have the shell outlined, flood the outline of the shell fully with the icing and shake slightly to even it out.
Let the icing dry completely before serving. They’re ready to be eaten immediately or you can store them to enjoy later!
Notes
Keep leftovers covered or stored in a Ziploc bag on the counter for up to four days. No need to refrigerate them.These cookies can be frozen, however just keep in mind, that the color of the sprinkles will bleed once thawed.Make some simple swaps if you have a hard time finding some items. Chocolate chips and white icing for the eyes, orange royal icing for the beak, or add some fun eyebrows for expression!