Description
Delicious cookies shaped like reindeer, perfect for holiday festivities!
Ingredients
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- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 48 Pretzels for reindeer antlers
- 24 red M&M candies
- 48 eyeball candies
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder, and set aside.
- To a large mixing bowl, add softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Use a hand mixer to beat the butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the peanut butter, vanilla, and egg, and mix until just combined.
- Add the dry ingredient to the wet, slowly, folding the dough together until just combined.
- Use a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop to scoop out the dough, and place on the baking sheet 2-3 inches apart.
- Use a fork to add the criss cross pattern to the cookies.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and break off pretzel pieces to make the reindeer antlers, add M&M noses, and candy eyes.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
- For a festive touch, consider using different candy for decorations!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg