Peanut Butter Rudolph Reindeer

Candy coated chocolate, pretzels, and chocolate chips turn these peanut butter cookies into Santa's reindeer. Kids love them!


Peanut Butter Rudolph Reindeer

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Servings: 48 cookies
Prep Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup
    unsalted butter, softened
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  • 3/4 cup
    peanut butter
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  • 1/3 cup
    granulated sugar
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  • 1/3 cup
    packed light brown sugar
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  • 1 large
    egg
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  • 1 teaspoon
    pure vanilla extract
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  • 1- 1/2 cups
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1 teaspoon
    baking soda
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    salt
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  • 48 large
    red M&M candies
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  • 96 Mini
    semisweet chocolate chips
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    Pretzels, broken into 96 1-inch pieces
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 375F and place rack in center. Grease two baking sheets. In a large mixer bowl beat together butter, peanut butter and sugars on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes. Add egg and 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 sheets.
2.
Bake, one sheet at a time, until just set and bottoms are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. For each cookie, immediately place 1 M&M in center for nose, 2 chocolate chips for eyes and 2 pretzel pieces on top for antlers. Transfer cookies on sheets to a wire rack and let cool completely. (Can be made ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, in single layers separated by waxed paper, up to 2 days.)

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 80, Total Fat 4.5 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 101 mg, Carbohydrate 9 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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