These simple reindeer cookies are a fun holiday food idea! Reindeer-themed treats are always a hit at the dessert table and will bring a smile to guests’ faces!

These are easy cookies for kids to decorate. Let then have some fun decorating these for a fun holiday activity. Be sure to try my Gingerbread Reindeer cookies too!

Happy Monday Friends!

I hope you are feeling all of the holiday feels right now! I just got my holiday cards out and the gifts are getting wrapped. This is always a fun time of year, and while this year is different, it can’t take away from the festiveness of the season.

Today’s Christmas cookie recipe is an easy one when you are looking for a fun cookie to put together quickly. these are fun as cookies for Santa or as part of a holiday cookie tray. Cookie exchanges are another way to enjoy these sugar cookies.

Change up the antlers and eyes to make more variations of these reindeer cookies!

These are so much fun to make and enjoy!

You just need a few ingredients for this fun cookie.

Sugar Cookie Dough– If you are pressed for time, you can use store-bought sugar cookie dough. Or you can use this recipe.

Chocolate Chips – You can use either milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips.

Mini Pretzels – I like to use the chocolate covered mini-pretzels to decorate these cookies. These coated mini pretzels make for festive cookies. If using plain mini pretzels, you will need a way to make them stick to the cookie. A dab of melted chocolate will do.

Coated Chocolate Candies – you will want to use red candies for the noses.

Equipment:

Baking Sheet
Parchment Paper
Cookie Racks – for cooling

How to make Reindeer Cookies

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Then while still warm, press in eyes, nose and pretzel antlers.

how to make reindeer cookies with pretzels

For more fun Reindeer Desserts, try these Reindeer Brownies, Reindeer Christmas Bark, Reindeer Sugar Cookies and Reindeer Cheesecake recipes.

More Reindeer Recipes

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Reindeer Chocolate Bark

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Reindeer Christmas Cheesecake

Reindeer Cookies

Raquel Pineira

These simple reindeer cookies are a fun holiday food idea! Reindeer-themed treats are always a hit at the dessert table and will bring a smile to guests' faces!

5 from 35 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Cookies

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 75 kcal

Ingredients

1 package Sugar cookie dough
36 Chocolate covered mini pretzels
18 Red chocolate coated candies
36 Semisweet or milk chocolate chips

Instructions

Make sugar cookies according to package directions.
Using a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop, form balls with the cookie dough. (the bigger the scoop, the bigger the cookie)
Press down on the top and gently pinch in the sides forming an upside-down cone/triangular shape.
Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet.Bake on 350 for 8-12 mins until the sides are turning golden.
Allow cookies to cool on sheet pan for 5-7 minutes
Add the chocolate covered pretzels (antlers), milk chocolate chips (eyes) and red M&m (nose)
Allow to fully cool another 10 mins before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 75kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 6IUCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg

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