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Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies Recipe

If you’re looking for a cute and easy treat for those end of the summer barbecues, this no bake Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies recipe is it.

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Flip Flop cookies on graham cracker sand with the words "Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies" digitally written on top.

I love cute desserts. Any time we have a pot luck at the clubhouse in our community, I bring something sweet, crafty, and adorable.

So no one was too surprised when I brought these Flip Flop Nutter Butter Cookies. But, everyone loved them. And if you make them, your guests will love them just as much.

They’re super easy to make, because they’re a no bake dessert, but I will say this: Make them in batches. Cookie icing is hard to squeeze after a while and your hand might start cramping. So, if you’re making a bunch of these, you’ll want to give your hand a break in between.

Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies Recipe

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There are no exact amounts in the ingredient list because it’ll vary. You can make as many or as few of these cookies as you need to serve your guests or your family. I just suggest making an even number of these so each flip flop has a pair.

Pink and blue cookie icing, Nutter Butter cookies, and star sprinkles on a counter.

Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies Ingredients:

How To Make Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies:

A pink line of icing on a Nutter Butter cookie.

Start with a Nutter Butter cookie. That’s the sole of the flip flop.

Use the cookie icing to draw the straps on the flip flop, starting from the right edge of the middle and curving up towards the top of the cookie. Don’t go all the way to the top, since the toe post isn’t at the top of the flip flop.

You also want to try to angle the straps towards the inside of the flip flop, just like an actual flip flop strap curves.

Two pink lines of icing on a Nutter Butter cookie.

When that’s done, mimic is, starting from the left edge of the cookie.

Two pink lines of icing and a star sprinkle on a Nutter Butter cookie.

Put a star sprinkle where the straps meet.

A Nutter Butter flip flop cookie.

Use the cookie icing to create an outline across the entire edge of the Nutter Butter cookie.

Repeat and make a second layer of icing across the outside.

When you’re making these, it’s best to do two at a time, per color, so that you can make pairs and keep them together.

A rolling pin on top of a bag of graham cracker crumbs.

When you’re completely done, with the cookies, it’s time to make the sand. Place graham crackers in a zip top bag, then crush them using a rolling pin.

Spread the “sand” over a cookie sheet, then lay the flip flop cookies on top. Do you have to do this? No. But it adds to the appeal of it.

Nutter Butter flip flop cookies on graham cracker sand.

Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies: Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have to use cookie icing?

If you stumbled over this post because you already have Nutter Butter cookies that you wanted to serve, but you don’t have cookie icing handy, I have an alternative.

Now, if you’re going to the store and picking up the items for these Nutter Butter cookies, get the cookie icing too. It’s so much easier.

But, if you’re in a pinch, you can melt candy melts and put them in a ziptop plastic bag. Cut a small hole at the corner of the bag and use it to pipe the melted candy melts on the cookies. I use this method a lot, like in our Valentines Day Chocolate Covered Pretzels Recipe and it works just fine for that.

Just keep in mind that the candy melts have a mind of their own, while the cookie icing is more focused. So the chance of the candy melts going wonky and not being straight is possible (and likely), while the cookie icing will be straight (once you get the hang of it).

If you have any experience with royal icing, you can use that as well. Personally I don’t have any experience with royal icing, so I can’t give you any tips for using that.

How can you store Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies?

If you have leftover cookies, or if you made these ahead of time, you can store them in an airtight container. You don’t need to store them in the fridge, even in hot weather, because cookie icing should not melt. Although, if you want, you can put them in the fridge. It won’t hurt them.

When you’re storing them, you want to store them in a single layer. Do not stack these cookies. Cookie icing will harden, but not completely. So if you stack these on top of each other, the weight of the cookies will smush the icing and ruin all of your hard work.

Can you make Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies ahead of time?

If you’re having a party and want to make these cookies ahead of time, you absolutely can do that. We suggest making them one week or less before party time.

When you’re storing these, make sure to store them in an airtight container in a single layer so you don’t ruin the icing (more details about that in the question above).

Flip Flop Decorated Cookies.

Purchase Flip Flop Cookies Online:

If you love these Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies and want them for your next summer party, but you don’t feel like making them, we actually found some similar ones that you can purchase online. They’re not all Nutter Butter cookie based. Some are just flip flop shaped.

You can check them out via the following links:

Nutter Butter mummy cookies.

More Nutter Butter Cookies Recipes:

These aren’t the only Nutter Butter cookies we’ve dressed up on Drugstore Divas. We have a few others that you should definitely check out:

Yield: 24 Cookies

Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies

If you’re looking for a cute and easy treat for those end of the summer barbecues, this Nutter Butter Flip Flop Cookies recipe is it.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes

Ingredients

  • Nutter Butter cookies
  • Cookie icing
  • Star sprinkles
  • Graham crackers

Instructions

  1. Use the cookie icing to draw the straps on the flip flop, starting from the right edge of the middle and curving up towards the top of the cookie.
  2. When that’s done, mimic is, starting from the left edge of the cookie.
  3. Put a star sprinkle where the straps meet.
  4. Use the cookie icing to create an outline across the entire edge of the Nutter Butter cookie.
  5. Repeat and make a second layer of icing across the outside.
  6. When you’re making these, it’s best to do two at a time, per color, so that you can make pairs and keep them together.
  7. When you’re completely done, with the cookies, it’s time to make the sand. Place graham crackers in a zip top bag, then crush them using a rolling pin.
  8. Spread the “sand” over a cookie sheet, then lay the flip flop cookies on top. 

Notes

Disregard the 1 minute cook time.

Nutrition Information

Yield

24

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 22Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 1mgSodium 13mgCarbohydrates 3gFiber 0gSugar 2gProtein 0g

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