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.

These easy reindeer cookies can be made using peanut butter cookies, sugar cookies, or chocolate cookies. Kids love decorating them with pretzel antlers and candy noses.

Easy Decorating Ideas

• Pretzel twists for antlers
• Chocolate chips or candy eyes
• Red M&M candies or red hots for noses
• Mini marshmallows for muzzles

Press pretzels into warm cookies after baking, then decorate with frosting and candies after cooling.

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