Santa Cookies

Ingredients

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

Directions

• In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt white chocolate, stirring occasionally.
• Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate.
• Place on wire racks.
• For santa's hat, sprinkle red sugar on top part of chocolate.
• 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.
• Dip other end of each cookie into melted chocolate for beard, leaving center of cookie uncovered.

Place on wire racks.

• With a dab of melted chocolate, attach semisweet chips for eyes and a red-hot, or red mini M&M's, for nose.
• Place on waxed paper until chocolate sets.