Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipes

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:

• 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.