Best 8 Reindeer Spice Cookies Recipes

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Welcome to the delightful world of reindeer spice cookies, where the irresistible aroma of a classic holiday treat fills the air. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, let us guide you through a culinary journey that will bring joy and sweetness to your holiday celebrations. In this article, we'll uncover the secrets behind crafting the perfect reindeer spice cookie, exploring a variety of recipes to suit every taste and skill level. From the traditional to the adventurous, from simple to elaborate, embark on this delightful adventure to discover the magic of reindeer spice cookies.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

REINDEER SPICE COOKIES



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Leave a plate of these festive cutouts for Santa...maybe for Dasher and the gang too! They'll be a huge hit at a cookie exchange as well.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Soft Whipped fluffy white ready-to-spread frosting
2 tablespoons red cinnamon candies

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 50 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 1/2 g

REINDEER SUGAR COOKIES



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Betty Crocker® cookie mix, icing and chocolate frosting come together in this reindeer shaped Christmas dessert.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg
2 tubes (4.25 oz each) Betty Crocker™ white decorating icing
1/2 teaspoon brown paste food color
1 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy dark chocolate frosting (from 1-lb container)
Betty Crocker™ decorating gel, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, flour, melted butter and egg until soft dough forms. On floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 4-inch reindeer-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 1 inch apart.
  • Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • In small bowl, mix white icing and food color. Spread over heads and bodies of reindeer. Frost antlers, tails and hooves with chocolate frosting. Decorate as desired with decorating gel. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Carbohydrate 30 g, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 125 mg

REINDEER COOKIES



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These reindeer cookies are really adorable! Children enjoy making and eating them. Add a red M&M® and make the Rudolph.

Provided by JMEVNO

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 40m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup smooth peanut butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
72 small pretzel twists, or as needed
½ cup chocolate chips, or as needed

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208 calories, Carbohydrate 25.9 g, Cholesterol 23.9 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 381.6 mg, Sugar 7.6 g

REINDEER COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Time 1h35m

Yield 32 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated gingerbread or peanut butter cookies
64 small pretzel twists
64 semisweet chocolate chips (about 1/4 cup)
16 candied cherries, cut in half, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F. With hands, shape roll of cookie dough into triangle-shaped log. (If dough is too soft to cut, place in freezer 30 minutes.)
  • With thin sharp knife, cut dough into 32 (1/4-inch-thick) triangular slices; on ungreased cookie sheets, place 2 inches apart. Place 2 pretzel twists on each triangle near corners for antlers.
  • Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until set. While warm, lightly press 2 chocolate chips into each cookie for eyes and 1 cherry half for nose. Remove from cookie sheets. Let stand until chocolate chips are set, about 15 minutes. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.
  • Candy-coated chocolate candies or gumdrops may be substituted for the cherry nose.

RUDOLPH REINDEER COOKIES



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Today's kids don't care much for sugar plums. They'd much rather have one of these chocolatey Rudolph Reindeer Cookies!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

16 double-stuffed vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
32 semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1/4 cup)
32 JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
16 red candy-coated chocolate pieces (about 1/4 cup)
16 pretzel twists, broken in half

Steps:

  • Cover rimmed baking sheet with waxed paper. Dip cookies, 1 at a time, in melted chocolate; shake gently to remove excess chocolate. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  • Let stand 10 min. Meanwhile, press chocolate morsels into marshmallows for the reindeers' eyes.
  • Decorate cookies with marshmallows and remaining ingredients to resemble photo. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 70 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g

EASY REINDEER COOKIES



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One year my son Eric wanted to buy everyone in his class a present. I suggested we bake them a treat instead. We made these festive cookies using a cookie mix, pretzels, chocolate chips and Red Hots. -Gretchen Vandenberghe, Toledo, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package (17-1/2 ounces) peanut butter cookie mix
1/3 cup canola oil
1 large egg
30 miniature pretzels, halved
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
60 candy eyes
30 red milk chocolate M&M's

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 134mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

REINDEER COOKIES



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This is one cookie recipe I especially enjoy making. My grandchildren love the graham cracker taste and the cute reindeer shape. I like that they're so quick and easy to assemble!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
6 whole graham crackers, halved
24 milk chocolate chips
12 red-hot candies
12 miniature pretzels

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 165mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

REINDEER SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE



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SOFT, CHEWY SUGAR COOKIES TOPPED WITH BUTTERCREAM, TOASTED COCONUT, CANDY AND CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZELS TO MAKE A DARLING REINDEER!

Provided by Elyse Ellis

Categories     Dessert

Time 39m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup margarine (or butter, softened)
1¼ cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup sour cream
4 cups flour
vanilla frosting
chocolate covered pretzels (cut in half)
chocolate chips
red hot candies
2 cups toasted coconut (COARSELY CHOPPED)

Steps:

  • MIX MARGARINE (OR BUTTER), EGGS, AND SUGAR UNTIL WELL COMBINED.
  • ADD BAKING POWDER, VANILLA, BAKING SODA, SALT, AND SOUR CREAM AND MIX WELL.
  • ADD FLOUR AND GENTLY COMBINE. IF TOO STICKY, ADD JUST A LITTLE MORE FLOUR AND REFRIGERATE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
  • ROLL OUT DOUGH ON A FLOURED SURFACE AND CUT WITH A CIRCLE COOKIE CUTTER (I USED A 2 3/4 IN DIAMETER CIRCLE COOKIE CUTTER).
  • BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 9 MINUTES, MAKING SURE TO NOT OVERCOOK THEM.
  • ONCE COOLED, SPREAD ON VANILLA FROSTING AND PLACE HALVED PRETZELS ON TOP FOR ANTLERS, CHOCOLATE CHIPS FOR EYES AND A RED HOT FOR A NOSE.
  • SPRINKLE TOASTED COCONUT ON REMAINING EXPOSED FROSTING.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 123 kcal, Carbohydrate 14 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 107 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your cookies.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking will make them dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before decorating them. This will help prevent the decorations from melting or smudging.

Conclusion:

Reindeer spice cookies are a delicious and festive treat that is perfect for the holiday season. They are easy to make and can be decorated in a variety of ways to suit your taste. With a little planning and effort, you can create a batch of reindeer spice cookies that will be the hit of your next holiday party.

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