Best 20 Reindeer Cookies Recipes

REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat butter, sugar, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Stir flour and baking soda into creamed butter mixture until well incorporated.
• Roll dough into 36 balls. Flatten each ball and shape into an upside-down triangle. Press two pretzels into the two top corners of each triangle for the antlers. Press two chocolate chips into the center of each triangle for the eyes, and one chocolate chip or M&M on the bottom of the triangle for the nose. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

REINDEER POOP COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix butter, sugar, milk and cocoa together in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoon full (or as large/small as you would like) onto wax paper and let harden. They will set up in about 30-60 minutes.
• These will keep for several days without refrigerating, up to 2 weeks refrigerated and 2-3 months frozen.
• Yield will depend on how big you make the cookies.

EASY REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cookie mix, oil and egg until well combined. Shape into a 7-1/2-in. roll; securely wrap roll in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. , Preheat oven to 350°. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using thumb and forefinger, squeeze each cookie slice at the equator, making a slight indentation on each side of the cookie. Press in pretzels for antlers. , Bake until light brown, 9-11 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Place melted chocolate chips in a piping bag or resealable bag; cut a small opening at the corner. Adhere eyes and noses to cookies using small amount of melted chocolate. Pipe mouth and eyebrows using melted chocolate; allow chocolate to set before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER RUDOLPH REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and place rack in center.
• Grease two baking sheets.
• In large mixer bowl, beat together butter, peanut butter, and sugars on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes.
• Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until combined.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until a dough forms.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake, one sheet at a time, until just set and bottoms are golden, 8-10 minutes.
• For each cookie, immediately place 1 red M&M or cherry half in center for nose, 2 chocolate chips for eyes, and 2 pretzel pieces on top of cookie for antlers.
• Transfer cookies on sheets to a wire rack and let cool completely.

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.

CHOCOLATE REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Place butter, brown sugar and water in a large saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips until smooth. Stir in eggs and extract. Stir in flour mixture. Let stand until firm enough to shape, about 15 minutes., To freeze dough, shape level tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; flatten each to 1/4-in. thickness. Place in a covered container, separating layers with waxed paper; freeze until firm. (May be frozen up to 3 months.), To bake, preheat oven to 350°. Place frozen dough portions 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 12-14 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely., Spread cookies with frosting, reserving a small amount for mouths. Decorate faces with candy eyes; add peanut butter cups for snouts, pretzels for antlers and M&M's for noses. Pipe mouths with reserved frosting.

CHOCOLATE REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray or line with cooking parchment paper. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In small microwavable cup, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 45 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until melted and smooth; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. Add melted chocolate; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat until soft dough forms. Refrigerate dough 20 minutes.
• Shape dough into 64 (1-inch) and 32 (3/4-inch) balls. For each cookie, arrange 1 (3/4-inch) and 2 (1-inch) balls, edges touching, on ungreased cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies. Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before decorating.
• Meanwhile, to make ears, cut caramels in half horizontally. Cut each half into quarters, making 64 thin squares. Using fingers, slightly press together opposite corners squares, forming leaf shapes (see photo); set aside.
• To make antlers, cut each licorice twist into 4 (1 3/4-inch) pieces. Cut 2 (1-inch) slits in each piece, creating 3 sections; cut off half of each outer section (see photo).
• To Make Reindeer: Pipe 4 small dollops chocolate icing onto smaller portion of cooled cookie; press on ears and antlers. For eyes, pipe white icing onto cookie in 2 small oval-shaped dollops; press 1 milk chocolate candy on each. For nose, pipe small dollop of chocolate icing onto cookie; press on 1 chocolate-covered caramel. Using red icing, pipe mouth onto cookie.

REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sugar, vanilla and enough cream to reach a spreading consistency; cover and set aside. Using a serrated knife and a gentle sawing motion, cut graham crackers diagonally in half, forming two triangles. , Frost one triangle. With frosted triangle on bottom, overlap triangles so the shortest side of unfrosted triangle runs along the longest cut edge of frosted triangle; match smallest points of crackers to form the nose. The remaining narrow points of both crackers from the ears (see photo below). , Frost top cracker. Gently press on chocolate chip eyes and a red-hot nose. Using the serrated knife and a gentle sawing motion, cut pretzels in half to form antlers; press onto ears. Place on wire rack until set.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). In medium bowl, mix cookies as directed on package, using oil, water and egg.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart. Dip bottom of drinking glass in sugar; press each ball until about 1/2 inch thick.
• Pinch bottom edge of each cookie to form a longer point. At point of each cookie, place 1 chocolate chip for nose; press down slightly. Place 2 chocolate chips on each cookie for eyes; press down slightly. With small sharp knife, cut star points from Christmas pretzels to form 48 small V-shaped pretzels (if using pretzel sticks, cut into quarters). Press 2 pretzel pieces into top of each cookie for antlers.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

PEANUT BUTTER REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F (if using dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat oven to 350°F). In large bowl, beat peanut butter, butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir in flour and baking powder.
• For each cookie, shape 1-inch ball of dough into triangle shape about 1 1/2 inches long. On ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 pretzel twists about 1 inch apart to look like antlers; press top of dough triangle gently into pretzels. Repeat with remaining dough and pretzels.
• Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Immediately press 2 chocolate chips for eyes and 1 cinnamon candy for nose onto each cookie. Let stand 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

FROSTED REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in flour until well blended. Reshape into triangle-shaped log. If too soft to cut into slices, refrigerate up to 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. With thin sharp knife, cut dough into 32 (1/4-inch) triangular slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
• Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Frost cookies with frosting. Place 2 pretzel twists on each triangle near corners for antlers. Lightly press 2 chocolate chips into each cookie for eyes and 1 halved gumdrop for nose. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

REINDEER TRACKS COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat butter and both sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until blended. On low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until blended. Stir in baking chips, peanut butter cup candies and pretzels.
• Onto cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

CHOCOLATE CHIP REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat cookie mix, flour, butter and egg with electric mixer on low speed just until blended. Shape into ball. Flatten dough to 1/2-inch thickness; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 3 hours or until very firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Unwrap dough; on well-floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 3 1/2-inch gingerbread boy cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Refrigerate on cookie sheets 10 minutes. Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Turn each cookie upside down to look like reindeer face. Outline cookie with chocolate icing; fill in and spread icing with toothpick. Attach candy eyes and mint for nose. Decorate with white icing to look like antlers. Let stand until set.

NO-BAKE REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Spread frosting on 1 side of each baking bit; attach 2 to top of each cookie for eyes.
• Spread frosting on wide end of each gumdrop; attach at hole of each cookie for nose.
• Break pretzels to look like antlers (see photo). Insert 2 pretzel pieces in top of each cookie for antlers.

REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the butter, peanut butter and both sugars.
• Beat in the eggs, salt and vanilla.
• Stir in the baking soda and flour, mixing well.
• Roll into balls. Flatten the balls and shape into triangles. Place on Cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
• Place pretzels into the 2 top triangle corners for antlers. Place a red candy at the bottom corner for the nose and two green ones on the cookie for eyes.
• Bake at 375*F for about 10 to 15 minutes.

FROSTED REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, break up cookie dough, and work flour into dough until well blended.
• Shape dough into triangle-shaped log. (If dough is too soft, place in freezer for 30 minutes).
• With a thin sharp knife, cut dough into 32 (1/4 inch) triangular slices.
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 7-11 minutes or until set.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, the move from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
• Cool completely.
• Frost cookies with frosting.
• Place 2 pretzel twists at the top , near the corners for antlers.
• Lightly press 2 chocolate chips ino each cookie for eyes and 1 halved gum drop for the nose.
• Store inbetwwen sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix butter mixture well. Let sit, covered at room temp 1 hour for sugar to better dissolve. Add sifted, dry ingredients to mixer, beat just until you have a smooth, solid- colored dough. Divide in half. Wrap each half with plastic wrap & refrigerate one hour. Remove one of the halves and roll on floured surface to 1/4" thick. Have oven preheated to 350^. Here's the fun~ cut out with Gingerbread Man cutter. Bake on parchment or silpat. Chill about 10 minutes then place on middle of oven for 10-12 minutes. Refrigerate scraps to reroll. Cool on racks
• 2. To Decorate, turn upside down and voila! reindeer. Decorate with colored Royal Icing Have eye dots going in different directions. When icing is set, put on pretty plate to display adorably.

REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg, beat until just blended.
• 2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
• 3. Form dough into 1-inch balls. To make reindeer-shaped cookies, pinch the bottom of the ball slightly to form a point, then gently flatten with the bottom of a glass (I wet the botttom so they would not stick). Space cookies about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until set
• 4. Remove from oven and immediately (and gently) press two pretzels into the tops of the cookies for the reindeer's antlers. Press two mini brown M&Ms in for the eyes and one red M&M for the nose. I used different colors. Let cool before you move them.

REINDEER SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt and nutmeg; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in vanilla and eggs until fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour mixture.
• Divide dough in half; flatten each half into 1/4-inch-thick round. Wrap dough rounds separately; refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
• Heat oven to 350°F. On floured cloth-covered work surface, roll half of dough at a time with floured rolling pin to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with floured 2- to 3-inch reindeer-shaped cookie cutter; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Place frosting in large resealable food-storage plastic bags. Seal bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting along edge of each reindeer cookie. Place 1 cinnamon candy on each for nose.

REINDEER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cut top and bottom off pretzel. Spread frosting on top of cookie, place antlers( cut pretzel) on top of frosting. Place 2 small dots of frosting on cookie and add 2 plain M&M's for eyes. Place dot of frosting below eyes and add peanut M&M for nose. Eat and enjoy!