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Chocolate Reindeer Cookies Recipe

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  • Author: Jasmine
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 23 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Delightfully festive and irresistibly cute, these Reindeer Cookies are a fun and easy holiday treat perfect for Christmas celebrations. Made with a moist chocolate cake mix cookie base, topped with rich chocolate frosting, mini Nilla Wafers, candy eyes, pretzels for antlers, and colorful M&Ms as noses, these cookies are as adorable as they are delicious. Ideal for baking with kids or adding some whimsy to your holiday cookie platter.

Ingredients

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Cookie Batter

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil

Toppings

  • 1 can chocolate frosting (or 1-2 cups homemade chocolate frosting)
  • 24-28 mini Nilla Wafers
  • 24-28 red and brown M&Ms
  • 1 package candy eyes
  • 48-56 mini pretzels

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to get it ready for baking the cookies.
  2. Prepare Cookie Batter: In a medium sized bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil. Stir together until you form a thick cookie batter.
  3. Form Cookie Dough Balls: Scoop 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of dough and roll it into a ball. Repeat this process with the remaining dough to form multiple cookie balls.
  4. Arrange on Baking Sheet: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner. Place 12 dough balls spaced apart on the sheet.
  5. Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes or until the tops begin to look crinkly.
  6. Cool Slightly: Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes to firm up.
  7. Transfer to Cooling Rack: Move the cookies to a wire cooling rack and let them cool completely before decorating.
  8. Decorate Cookies: Spread a generous layer of chocolate frosting over the top of each cooled cookie.
  9. Assemble Reindeer Face: Place one mini Nilla Wafer onto the bottom half of the frosted cookie as the reindeer’s muzzle.
  10. Add Eyes: Position two candy eyes just above the Nilla Wafer on each cookie.
  11. Create Antlers: Insert two mini pretzels above the eyes to resemble antlers on each reindeer cookie.
  12. Attach Nose: Use some frosting to stick one red or brown M&M onto each Nilla Wafer to form the reindeer’s nose.
  13. Set Frosting and Serve: Allow the frosting to set so the decorations hold firmly, then serve your charming reindeer cookies!

Notes

  • These reindeer cookies are easy to make and perfect for festive holiday gatherings or as a fun baking activity with kids.
  • You can customize the nose colors by using different colored M&Ms or candies.
  • For a homemade touch, use homemade chocolate frosting in place of canned frosting.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
  • Mini pretzels can be substituted with other shaped snacks if desired.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 150
  • Sugar: 12g
  • Sodium: 150mg
  • Fat: 7g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 4g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 20g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 2g
  • Cholesterol: 25mg

Find it online: https://jmrecipes.com/chocolate-reindeer-cookies-recipe/