Sunday, December 11, 2016

Reindeer Cookies

Reindeer Cookies

Source: adapted from Jif 

3/4 cup peanut butter
1 and 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening (I used 1 stick salted butter.)
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
1 and 3/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt (I used 1/2 teaspoon.)
Mini chocolate-covered pretzels
Mini brown M&Ms (I used chocolate chips.)
Regular red M&Ms


Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease cookie sheets with baking spray.

Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.

In another bowl, combine brown sugar peanut butter , and shortening (or butter) and beat at medium speed until well blended. Add milk, vanilla, and egg and beat until blended.

Add flour to peanut butter mixture and beat at low speed until blended.

Form dough into one-inch balls, slightly pinch the bottom of the ball to form a point, and then gently flatten. Space cookies about two inches apart on a greased cookie sheet Bake for 7 – 8 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.

Remove from the oven and immediately press two mini chocolate-covered pretzels into the tops of the cookies for the reindeer's antlers. Don't press too hard. Next, press two mini brown M&Ms (or chocolate chips) for the eyes and one red M&M for the nose.

Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

shared at
over the moon party

9 comments:

  1. They look very easy to make - and very cute at it :)

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    1. the kids always love them and easy is what us moms love
      thanks for visiting

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  2. looks like a fun cookie to make with some sweet nieces of mine

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    1. I believe she will love it. THey are very fun so if you do make them with your niece please let me know how that goes

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  3. These are really cute! Thanks for sharing! - Amy
    http://stylingrannymama.com/

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  4. Yum! Sadly, I'm actually getting tired of eating sugar this year. Never had that happen before, but we've had so much cake and candy, I'm craving real food.

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    1. I have rarely been there but have been there. Just so you know there are many great meals like this as well

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  5. These look yummy and oh so very cute too.

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