Reindeer Fun Theme Food Ideas

Try any of these Reindeer Theme Food Ideas to get the kids busy Christmas baking.

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Reindeer Oranges

Create a fun snack with oranges and apples cut into shapes for this cute fruit reindeer.
reindeer made out of oranges

Reindeer Cupcakes

An easy cupcake decorating idea for Christmas.
Ingredients:
cupcake reindeer

Directions:
cupcake

Reindeer Cookies

Ingredients:

1 Cup butter
1 Cup brown sugar
1 Cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 Cup baking cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3 1/2 Cups flour
1 Cup milk chocolate chips
pretzels
candy eyes
red peanut M&M's

Directions:
Cream butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla and blend until creamy. Stir in baking powder, baking soda and flour. Combine. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet bake for 8-10 minutes. Take the cookies out of the oven and while they are still warm, add pretzels as antlers, candy eyes and red nose. If needed attach with frosting.
chocolate reindeer

For a peanut butter cookie recipe, try these easy reindeer cookies.

Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies

Ingredients:

Nutter butter cookies
Chocolate frosting or Nutella spread
Pretzels for antlers, broken in small "antlers"
M&M's for nose
Candy eyes or M&M's for eyes

Directions:
Spread over top of a cookie and place on waxed paper. While chocolate is still 'wet' quickly add eyes, nose and antlers.
reindeer cookies

Allow to dry for several hours or place in the freezer for a quicker process.

Magic Reindeer Food

Ingredients:

2 Cup oats
1/4 Cup glitter
1/4 Cup Christmas sprinkles

Directions:
Add ingredients together. Divide into small plastic baggies. Seal with a twist tie or rubber band. Then wrap brown pipe cleaners for antlers around the twist tie. Glue googly eyes and a red pom pom for the nose.
Makes 4 small baggies.
***Note this is to feed the reindeer outside not for kids to eat!
Print off a little note to spread the reindeer food outside on Christmas Eve to attract reindeer.

Reindeer Pancakes

Reindeer Cake Pops

See our directions on making cake pops. Making reindeer heads with the cake pops is all in the shaping before you dip it in chocolate. Make it extra easy by adding pretzel antlers, candy eyes and a red hot nose while chocolate is wet.