peanut butter reindeer

inspiration: food.com
prep: 15 minutes
cook: 10 minutes
serves: 40 cookies


Description: I thought these were the cutest cookies I've seen in a long time. They are simply a peanut butter cookie with some candy on it. The kids enjoyed sticking the antlers and candy on right as they came out of the oven. I used chocolate covered pretzels, but broken up ones are adorable too.





Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
48 red M&M's candy
96 miniature semisweet chocolate chips or mini brown M&M's
thin pretzel , broken into 96 1-inch pieces or chocolate covered pretzels 

Directions: 
  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees and place rack in center.
  2. Grease two baking sheets.
  3. In large mixer bowl, beat together butter, peanut butter, and sugars on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until combined.
  5. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until a dough forms.
  6. Roll into 1-inch balls and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
  7. Bake, one sheet at a time, until just set and bottoms are golden, 8-10 minutes.
  8. For each cookie, immediately place 1 red M&M or cherry half in center for nose, 2 chocolate chips for eyes, and 2 pretzel pieces on top of cookie for antlers.
  9. Transfer cookies on sheets to a wire rack and let cool completely.
Tips and Tricks:
You can also use nutty butter cookies, dip them in chocolate and create a reindeer

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