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Peanut butter reindeer cookies

These delicious cookies is one of the recipes to bake for the holidays. The kids can help.

Ingredients

1 pk mix (peatnut butter cookie mix)
1 egg
2 t flour (all purpose flour, and some more)

Instructions

Combine cookie mix, contents of peanut butter packet from the mix and egg in large bowl. Stir until thoroughly blended. Form dough into ball. Place flour in jumbo (15x13") resealable plastic bag. Place ball of dough in bag. Shake to coat with flour. Place dough in center of bag (do not seal). Roll dough with rolling pin out to edges of bag. Slide bag onto baking sheet. Chill in refrigerator at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Use scissors to cut bag down center and across ends. Turn plastic back to uncover dough. Dip reindeer cookie cutter in flour. Cut dough with reindeer cookie cutter. Dip cookie cutter in flour after each cut. Transfer cut-out cookies to non greased baking sheets using floured pancake turner. Decorate each reindeer as desired.

Bake at 375° F. for 5-7 minutes or until set but not browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets. Remove to cooling racks. Cool completely. Store between layers of waxed paper in airtight container.

Yield
2 dozen
Cooking time
7
Preparation time
30
Total time
37 minutes

Notes

Roll dough again by folding plastic back over dough.

Decorations

Miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips, vanilla milk chip, candy-coated semi-sweet chocolate chips, colored sprinkles.

Source

Peanut butter reindeer cookies could be added to the list of Kids Christmas cookies.

If you want more inspiration, check our fun cookies to make with kids and easy cookies to make for kids.