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Reindeer Christmas cookies on a holiday plate.

Reindeer Christmas Cookies

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Get into the holiday spirit with these easy-to-make, no bake Reindeer Christmas cookies. All you need are 6 ingredients to create this festive treat that's sure to please everyone on your list! A great cookie exchange recipe or fun holiday activity for the kids.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Chocolate To Harden 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 31 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 32 Cookies
Calories 138 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 10 oz Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers
  • 16 oz. Package Nutter Butter Cookies
  • 1 cup Itty Bity Mini pretzels (Snyder of Hanover or original mini pretzels broken in pieces)
  • 32 regular red M and M's
  • 64 mini Wilton mini candy eye balls
  • 1 tube black decorating gel
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Instructions 

  • Start by setting up a work area and lining your cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Melt the chocolate wafers in the microwave, being sure to stir every few seconds until smooth.
  • Dip one side of each Nutter Butter cookie into the melted chocolate, leaving the back side of the cookie uncovered in chocolate. Place the dipped cookies on the parchment-lined sheets.
  • While the chocolate is still soft, press two pretzel pieces into the top edge of each cookie to create antlers.
  • Below the antlers, add two mini candy eyeballs and a red M&M for the nose. Be sure to place the M&M logo-side down.
  • Repeat this process with all of the cookies, then let them set and harden in a safe area.
  • Once the chocolate has hardened, use the black decorating gel to draw a small mouth on each cookie. Allow the gel to set.
  • Makes 32 Rudolph Reindeer Christmas Cookies.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • chocolate dipping bowl: use a shallow and wide enough bowl that you can easily dip the cookie in. It should be twice as wide as the cookies are long. Otherwise you will have a hard time lifting the cookie up without getting melted chocolate all over your hands.
  • best chocolate for melting: melting chocolate is not created equally. In the past few years I have been recommending Ghirardelli brand for the easiest trouble free melting experience.
  • melting the chocolate: do not over heat the melting chocolate or it will seize and will have to be thrown out.
  • chocolate hardening times can vary. I usually wait 12 hours or overnight.
  • Use tweezers to set the mini eyeballs down into the melted chocolate.
  • Black decorating gel can be found with the cake decorating supplies in most grocery stores.
  • The pretzels: Itsy Bitsy Mini Pretzels can be found at Walmart and most grocery stores.

Nutrition

Serving: 1CookieCalories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 59mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.1mg
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