Rudolph Reindeer Cookies
These Rudolph Reindeer Cookies are the ultimate kid-friendly holiday cookie recipe. Get the whole family involved in cookie assembly because these cute cookies are perfect for snacking, gifting, and holiday parties.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter not natural
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups (195g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- 36 red peanut butter M&M candies
- ⅓ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
- Pretzel twists broken into ½-inch antler pieces
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, peanut butter, and sugars on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until combined.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until a dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill until cold, 1 to 2 hours.
- Roll into 1-inch balls (a tablespoon of dough each) and place 1 inch apart on prepared sheets.
- Bake, one sheet at a time, until cookies are puffed and cracked on top, almost set, and golden on the bottom, 9 to 10 min. **Suggestion: Bake just 9 cookies at a time so you can build the reindeer faces while the cookies are warm out of the oven.**
- Remove from the oven. Gently slide the cookies, still on the parchment, onto the counter.
- For each cookie, immediately place 1 M&M in center for nose, and 2 pretzel pieces on top for antlers, nestling them gently into the soft cookie. Either place two mini chocolate chips on each cookie for eyes, or melt the chocolate chips and use the blunt end of a skewer dipped in the melted chocolate to draw eyes on the cookies. Let cookies cool completely.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Notes
Reindeer cookies can be made ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, in single layers separated by waxed paper, up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
