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Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies Recipe

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  • Author: Jessica
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies are a festive and fun holiday treat perfect for family gatherings. Made with simple ingredients, these cookies combine creamy peanut butter dough baked in a mini muffin tin and decorated with pretzels, mini peanut butter cups, colorful candies, and candy eyes to resemble adorable reindeer faces. Easy to prepare and delightful to serve, they bring holiday cheer to any occasion.

Ingredients

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Peanut Butter Cookies

  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter (not all natural)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 egg

Decorations

  • 1 cup pretzels (broken in half to create antlers)
  • 24 mini peanut butter cups
  • 24 M&M’s or other round colored candy (for noses)
  • 48 candy eyes or 48 mini chocolate chips (for eyes)

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 325°F (163°C) and grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin or a 12-cup regular muffin tin; mini muffin tins are recommended for best results.
  2. Mix Dough: In a bowl, combine 1 cup smooth peanut butter, ½ cup sugar, and 1 egg. Stir until all ingredients are evenly mixed into a uniform dough.
  3. Fill Muffin Tin: Use a small cookie scooper or spoon to portion the dough into each muffin cup. Gently press down the dough in the cups with the back of a scooper, spoon, or your hands to ensure they are evenly packed.
  4. Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until they become lightly browned on top.
  5. Add Peanut Butter Cup: Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press one mini peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie, allowing the warmth to slightly melt the chocolate and help it stick.
  6. Attach Antlers: Break pretzels in half to form reindeer antlers and gently place two halves into each peanut butter cup on top of the cookies.
  7. Decorate Faces: Place one M&M or round colored candy as the nose on each cookie and add two candy eyes or mini chocolate chips above for the eyes to complete the reindeer face.
  8. Cool and Serve: Allow the cookies to cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes to set, then carefully remove them and transfer to a cooling rack. Enjoy your festive peanut butter reindeer cookies!

Notes

  • You can use either a 24-cup mini muffin tin or a 12-cup regular muffin tin. If using the regular size, halve the decoration quantities to 12 mini peanut butter cups, 12 M&M’s, and 24 candy eyes or mini chocolate chips.
  • Press the decorations gently while the cookies are warm to ensure the candy melts slightly and sticks better.
  • For a fun variation, try different colored candies or substitute candy eyes with mini chocolate chips as preferred.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 130
  • Sugar: 9g
  • Sodium: 70mg
  • Fat: 9g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 5g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 10g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 3g
  • Cholesterol: 15mg

Find it online: https://jessicasrecipes.com/peanut-butter-reindeer-cookies-recipe/