Christmas is right around the corner, which means it's time to start thinking of cookies! These Chocolate Reindeer Cookies are made with chocolate covered peanut butter cookies, pretzel twists for the antlers, candy eyes and a red candy M&M for the nose!
They're the perfect no-bake cookie that are simple to make. These will be a hit with your friends and family this holiday season.
Once these chocolate covered peanut butter cookies are decorated, they really do look just like reindeer! And what could be better than that?
Check out all the other Reindeer Desserts for even more delicious holiday treats for Santa!
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One of the most popular Christmas cookies is the reindeer cookie. These cookies are used to be made from sugar cookie dough that is shaped into reindeer faces and then decorated with pretzels for antlers.
Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies are very popular everywhere this time of year. And why not? They're easy to make and most everyone I know loves peanut butter cookies.
Some recipes have you dip the Nutter Butter Cookies in melted dark chocolate before adding the pretzel antlers and a few leave the cookie as it is...making it even easier to have a plate of cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Looking for more Easy Desserts for the holidays?
Try my Reindeer Cupcake Ideas, Reindeer Oreo Truffles, Reindeer Cookies or my Reindeer Hershey Kiss Pretzels.
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- Looking for more Easy Desserts for the holidays?
- Chocolate Covered Nutter Butter Cookies
- Christmas Cookies you can Make Ahead and Freeze
- 🛒Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Main Ingredients Needed
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- LOVE this recipe? SAVE it for Later!
- Give Cookies as Christmas Gifts
- Storage Instructions
- Top Recipe Tip
- 📖 Recipe Card
- 💬 Comments
Chocolate Covered Nutter Butter Cookies
This recipe uses a "new to me" cookie...Chocolate Covered Nutter Butter Cookies. I thought these would be the perfect cookie for little fingers to help create Santa Reindeer Treats on Christmas Eve.
The peanut butter lovers cookie now covered in delicious chocolate fudge. These chocolate covered treats are the perfect taste of sweetness!
If you want to try making this recipe using candy, try my Reindeer Candy recipe that uses chocolate peanut butter cups!
Christmas Cookies you can Make Ahead and Freeze
One of the best things about Christmas cookies is that many of them can be made ahead of time and frozen until you're ready to bake them. This is a great way to save time during the busy holiday season.
While I wouldn't necessarily freeze these cookies, there are lots of other Christmas cookies you can make ahead and freeze. Here are a few tips:
- Simply make the dough, shape it into cookies, and then freeze them on a cookie sheet.
- Once they're frozen, you can transfer them to a freezer bag or container.
- When you're ready to bake, simply thaw the cookies and then bake according to the recipe instructions.
- Some of our favorite Christmas cookies that can be made ahead and frozen include shortbread cookies, sugar cookies, slice and bake cookies, and shortbread. So take advantage of this time-saving tip and make some delicious Christmas cookies that you can enjoy all season long!
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Main Ingredients Needed
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Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the cookies on top. In a microwave safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips at 15 second intervals, stirring between until completely melted.
Step 2: Use the chocolate to "glue" the reindeer features into place on the peanut butter cookie.
Step 3: Place a dab of chocolate towards the bottom, and add a red M&M for the nose. Place two small dabs just above the nose, and add the candy eyes.
Step 4: Add two dabs of chocolate on either side at the top.
Step 5: Affix the pretzels to form the antlers.
Step 6: Put the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden before serving.
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Give Cookies as Christmas Gifts
- You can easily print out the the Cookie Gift Tags above to give these Chocolate Reindeer Cookies as gifts.
- Include these really cute handmade with love stickers to seal the parchment paper.
- You can even order personalized homemade from my kitchen personalized stickers on Amazon!
Storage Instructions
- These cookies are best served and stored on a flat surface. The antlers tend to break when put in bags.
- If you want to freeze the cookies, lay them flat on a baking tray and then place the tray in the freezer to flash freeze the cookies.
- Once the cookies are frozen you can place them in a large freezer safe bag.
- They can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months, however, the pretzels will most likely be soggy when you defrost the cookies. Therefore, I recommend enjoying them fresh within a few days or up to a week of preparing them.
Top Recipe Tip
- Use a lollipop stick to set the melted chocolate in place before you add the candy eyes or nose.
There are 90 calories in one chocolate covered Nutter Butter cookie.
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Chocolate Reindeer Cookies
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Ingredients
- 6 Fudge Covered Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
- ¼ cup Chocolate chips
- Pretzel twists
- Red M&Ms
- Candy eyes
Method
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the cookies on top.
- In a microwave safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips at 15 second intervals, stirring between until completely melted.
- Use the chocolate to "glue" the reindeer features into place on the peanut butter cookie.
- Place a dab of chocolate towards the bottom, and add a red M&M for the nose. Place two small dabs just above the nose, and add the candy eyes. Add two dabs of chocolate on either side at the top, and affix the pretzels to form the antlers.
- Put the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden before serving.
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