Santa Cookies

No baking necessary and always a big hit!! My niece made these last year for the holidays and I thought they were adorable. We don't like red hots, so I use mini M&M's. This also allows you to use various colors for the eyes and nose.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 32 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 (6 ounce) packages white chocolate baking squares, chopped
• 1 (1 lb) package  Nutter Butter sandwich cookies
•  red sugar crystals
• 32  vanilla chips or 32  white chocolate chips
• 64  miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 32  red-hot candies

Directions

1. In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt white chocolate, stirring occasionally.
2. Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate.
3. Place on wire racks.
4. For santa's hat, sprinkle red sugar on top part of chocolate.
5. Press one vanilla chip off-center on hat for pom-pom, let stand until set. Note: you can also use a mini marshmallow cut in half for the pom-pom.
6. Dip other end of each cookie into melted chocolate for beard, leaving center of cookie uncovered.
7. Place on wire racks.
8. With a dab of melted chocolate, attach semisweet chips for the eyes and a red-hot for the nose.
9. Place on waxed paper until chocolate sets.