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Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies on wooden serving tray.
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Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies are cute, festive Christmas cookies. Cute reindeer faces are made of peanut butter and just a few simple ingredients making these the easiest cookies ever. Perfect as a Christmas dessert or as a Christmas cookie exchange recipe. Also great as a Christmas dessert or cookies for Santa.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Calories: 198kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 48 Pretzels for reindeer antlers
  • 24 red M&M candies
  • 48 eyeball candies

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder, and set aside.
  • To a large mixing bowl, add softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
  • Use a hand mixer to beat the butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add the peanut butter, vanilla, and egg, and mix until just combined.
  • Add the dry ingredient to the wet, slowly, folding the dough together until just combined.
  • Use a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop to scoop out the dough, and place on the baking sheet 2-3 inches apart.
  • Use a fork to add the criss cross pattern to the cookies.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and break off pretzel pieces to make the reindeer antlers, add M&M noses, and candy eyes.

Nutrition

Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg