It is Christmas time and who wouldn't want some reindeer cookies?
These are super fun to make with your children or even make them and take them to a family with children.
They love them and think they are so fun.
They are a chocolate cookie with some frosting and goodies on top too.
Reindeer
Cookies
ingredients
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
Canned chocolate frosting
Miniature pretzel twists
Halved red candied cherries or
red candy-coated chocolate-covered peanuts
directions
1. In a bowl, beat your butter and shortening
with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, cocoa
powder, baking powder, and salt. Beat until they are all combined, scraping your bowl
occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the
flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining
flour. Divide dough in half. If you need to cover and chill dough for about 1 hour
or until it's easy to handle.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are
light brown. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.
4. For each reindeer, pipe a little frosting on
two pretzels; attach to the long side of each cookie for antlers. Use frosting
to attach a cherry half to the opposite point for a nose. Pipe two dots of
frosting for eyes. Let stand until frosting is set. Layer cookies between waxed
paper in gift container; cover.
Makes around 55 cookies if they are 2 inch triangles
Makes around 55 cookies if they are 2 inch triangles
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