Easter Nutter Butter Chicks

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These delicious chocolate dipped Easter Nutter Butter Chicks are just as much fun to make as they are to eat. Cute, tasty, and easy to whip up, they’ll have everyone chirping for more.

Easter chick cookies in a purple basket.

Nutter Butter Easter Chicks Recipe

We are all about fun foods for the holidays and these adorable Nutter Butter chick cookies couldn’t be much better! These chocolate and peanut butter treats are not only delicious but also ridiculously adorable. They make the perfect addition to any Easter or springtime celebration.

The best part is that it’s easier than you’d think to take a package of ordinary Nutter Butter cookies and turn them into a flock of these charming chicks. Complete with adorable candy eyes and a perfect little beak, they looked so festive our Easter dessert table last year.

Like our equally cute Easter Oreos (also in the form of chicks), they never last long, especially with kids around! So if you love holiday treats that are both fun AND easy, this recipe is for you!

Nutter Butter Easter chick cookies on a white plate.

Why We Love This Recipe

Easy to make: These no-bake little chicks are so much fun to make and easy enough that the little ones even can help you.
Totally adorable: Complete with the googly candy eyes and a cracked egg shell these cookies make the cutest springtime and Easter dessert.
Great to share: They’re perfect to share at a kids’ party, Easter party or even a fun addition to an Easter basket.

Ingredients

Nutter Butter Cookies
Yellow candy melts
Candy eyeballs
Round orange sprinkles
White royal icing

How To Make Nutter Butter Chick Cookies

Step 1. In a medium bowl, melt the the candy wafers in the microwave at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and then continue melting at 50% power in 30 second increments until smooth. Make sure to give it a good stir between increments.

Step 2. Push the cookie into the melted yellow chocolate, completely covering the face of the cookie. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off. Place on a cooling rack to set for 5 minutes.

Cookies being dipped in yellow chocolate and placed on a cooling rack.

Step 3. Press two of the edible eyes just above the halfway point of the cookie. Immediately press two of the orange sprinkles under the eyes to give you a beak. Allow the peanut butter chicks to set completely, about 15 minutes.

Tip: To make cleanup a breeze, place a baking sheet, a piece of parchment paper or wax paper under the wire rack. This will help catch the extra chocolate as it drips.

Decorated chick-shaped cookies with candy eyes on a cooling rack, with ingredients nearby.

Step 4. Once the cookies are set, it’s time to decorate the shells. Use the royal icing to outline a broken eggshell on the top and bottom of the cookie. Flood the outline fully with the icing, then give the cookies a gentle shake to even it out.

Step 5. Let the icing dry and harden before serving.

How to Store Your Cookies

Keep leftovers covered or stored in a Ziploc bag or airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

You can freeze these cookies. Just keep in mind that as they thaw, the color of the sprinkles tend to bleed.

Variations and Add-ins

Chocolate: If you can’t find yellow melts, you can add drops of yellow food coloring to melted white chocolate. You can use white candy melts or white chocolate chips. For best results, use gel food coloring.

Beaks: Instead of sprinkles, you can use mini orange M&Ms or Reese’s Pieces turned up on their sides instead. Cut them in half to help them stand up. You can also use orange melted chocolate in a piping bag. Add a small amount between and under the eyes to create the beak.

Shells: No one says you have to have white shells! Add fun food coloring to the royal icing to create different colored shells. A pale blue and pale green would be really pretty.

Eyes: If you can’t find the candy eyes, pipe on small drops of white chocolate and add a mini chocolate chip in the middle.

Sparkle: After adding the candy coating, sprinkle clear sanding sugar over the top to give these a little extra sparkle. Pastel colored sprinkles also make an adorable addition.

Can I use a double boiler for melting candy melts?

Absolutely. If using a double boiler, make sure the water is on low heat to prevent scorching the candy melts.

Can I reheat the chocolate if it begins to harden?

Yes. Stick the yellow chocolate mixture back in the microwave or on the stove if using a double boiler. If the chocolate still seems a little thick, you can add a couple teaspoons of coconut oil to the chocolate to help thin it out.

What do these cookies taste like?

The cookies are made with two crunchy peanut-shaped wafers with a smooth and creamy peanut butter filling in between. They are sweet, crunchy and irresistibly yummy. The shape is so unique and we’ve had fun using them for other treats like these Reindeer, Ghosts and Turkey Cookies.

Easter cookies with flowers on a white table.

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