Peanut Butter Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Cover rimmed baking sheet with waxed paper. Dip cookies, 1 at a time, in melted chocolate; shake gently to remove excess chocolate. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Let stand 10 min. Meanwhile, press chocolate morsels into marshmallows for the reindeers' eyes.
• Decorate cookies with marshmallows and remaining ingredients to resemble photo. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Steps:

• Microwave the chocolate in a small glass dish on high for 3 minutes, stirring once.
• For each Rudolph dip 2 pretzel sticks in chocolate and stick to top of each sandwich cookie, forming large antlers.
• Break one pretzel in half, dip in chocolate and place pretzel half next to longer pretzel sticks, forming antlers.
• Dip one side of blue, green, or brown mini M&M's in melted candy coating and place, coated side down, on cookies for the eyes.
• Dip one side of the cinnamon red hot, or red M&M in candy coating, and place on cookies, coated side down, for the nose.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and place rack in center.
• Grease two baking sheets.
• In large mixer 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, and salt until a dough forms.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake, one sheet at a time, until just set and bottoms are golden, 8-10 minutes.
• 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.
• Transfer cookies on sheets to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat margarine, peanut butter, sugars, and egg thoroughly.
• Mix all dry ingredients (except pretzels and M&Ms) together and blend into margarine mixture.
• Roll dough into 24 large balls approximately 1 and 1/4" in diameter, and 24 smaller balls approximately 1" (a little less) in diameter.
• Position one small ball under one large ball on a cookie sheet, then lightly press down and together to form shape of reindeer.
• Press 2 pretzels into the top ball for antlers; add candy pieces for nose and eyes.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove and let cool.
• Ideas: Red nose for Rudolph, brown for everyone else, and arrange in front of toy sled for edible centerpiece on kids' table.

Steps:

• Cream together the butter, peanut butter and both sugars.
• Beat in the eggs, salt and vanilla.
• Stir in the baking soda and flour, mixing well.
• Roll into balls. Flatten the balls and shape into triangles. Place on Cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
• Place pretzels into the 2 top triangle corners for antlers. Place a red candy at the bottom corner for the nose and two green ones on the cookie for eyes.
• Bake at 375*F for about 10 to 15 minutes.