I'm looking for all things for my Christmas cookie basket that I will hand out to friends in a few weeks. I found this gem From Bakergirl website. She made the cookies peanut butter but they would just as well with gingerbread cookies if you want to make it more Christmas-y
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
Chocolate-covered mini pretzels
Mini brown M&Ms
Regular-sized red M&Ms
DIRECTIONS
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.
In a separate bowl, combine flour,
baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until
blended.
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 your hand. Space cookies about 2 inches apart on
a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until set or just beginning
to brown.
Remove from oven and immediately
(and gently) press two mini 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 (or any other color... some of mine ended up with green
noses. They might be South Pole reindeer.).
Allow to cool 2 minutes on the
baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack or paper towel to cool
completely.
Makes about 40 reindeer
cookies.
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