Easy Reindeer Cookies

Name: Easy Reindeer Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package (17-1/2 ounces) peanut butter cookie mix; 1/3 cup canola oil; 1 egg; 60 miniature pretzels; 60 semisweet chocolate chips; 30 red-hot candies

One year my son, Eric, wanted to buy everyone in his class a present. I suggest we make them a treat instead. So we made these Reindeer Cookies using a cookie mix, pretzels, chocolate chips and red-hots.—Gretchen Vandenberghe, Toledo, Ohio

Ingredients

1 package (17-1/2 ounces) peanut butter cookie mix
1/3 cup canola oil
1 egg
60 miniature pretzels
60 semisweet chocolate chips
30 red-hot candies

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the cookie mix, oil and egg until well combined. Shape into a 7-1/2-in. roll; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices.
Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using thumb and forefinger, make a slight indentation one-third of the way down the sides of each slice. Press in pretzels for antlers, chocolate chips for eyes and a red-hot for the nose.
Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Editor's Note: You may substitute any peanut butter cookie recipe for the cookie mix, oil and egg.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 129 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 134mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Reindeer Cookies in Quick Cooking November/December 1999

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Bhagya

Dec 6, 2013

Great quick cookie! Absolutely adorable....
NancyS1955

Nov 10, 2012

Made some also with Nutter Butter cookies to save time, using white morsels on warm cookie for whites of the eyes with mini-chocolate chips on top of them, a red m & m mini nose, mini chip mouth and since the white frosting showed (pretzel glue), I put some on front on the antlers, nose & cheek, as if snow-covered!
gibshoe

Nov 3, 2011

Easy, delicious and so cute! I make these every year at Christmas.
blueberry chaser

Jan 8, 2011

Made these for a preschool winterfest party. Big hit, people took pictures and no cookies were left. Had a little trouble shaping them. Roll dough into log and refrigerated, but when I went to cut the logs the dough did nto maintain its shape. Ended up hand rolling two small balls of dough and then flattened on the cookie sheet. Ended up looking for cute.
nikschwid

Dec 12, 2010

Fun to make with the kids and very easy!
hcandico

Jun 10, 2010

These are awesome!! I used homemade cookie dough. Made them for my sons pre-k class and now make them for my grandsons. Definitely a keeper!!
donna britt

Dec 20, 2009

I love this recipe. I have 5 kids and make it every year for school Christmas parties. It a huge hit and the kids love to help making them
valanddansmith

Dec 17, 2008

These are the cutest cookies EVER!! We will be making these for a long, long time!!!