Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer Cookies Recipes

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Microwave the chocolate in a small glass dish on high for 3 minutes, stirring once.
• For each Rudolph dip 2 pretzel sticks in chocolate and stick to top of each sandwich cookie, forming large antlers.
• Break one pretzel in half, dip in chocolate and place pretzel half next to longer pretzel sticks, forming antlers.
• Dip one side of blue, green, or brown mini M&M's in melted candy coating and place, coated side down, on cookies for the eyes.
• Dip one side of the cinnamon red hot, or red M&M in candy coating, and place on cookies, coated side down, for the nose.

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat butter and peanut butter for 30 seconds.
• 2. Add half the flour, the sugar, honey, eggs, baking soda, baking powder, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined.
• 3. Stir in the remaining flour. Stir in peanuts. cover and chill thoroughly at least one hour (1 hour) or until the dough is easy to handle.
• 4. Work with half the dough at a time, keeping the rest refrigerated. Using one Tablespoon of the dough, shape it into a triangle about 2 and 1/2 inches long and 2 inches wide on an ungreased cookie sheet. Lightly press pretzel antlers into sides at wide end of triangles. Add gumdrop noses and chocolate pieces for eyes.
• 5. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Let cool 2 minutes on cookies sheet and then carefully remove to rack to cool.
• 6. Makes 64 cookies. This is a great kid cookie treat. They go fast. Great to take to kid parties and not so sweet that you don't feel super bad.....