The perfect holiday treat for Santa this year is this easy recipe for Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies! This recipe uses store-bought cookies, candy eyes, red M&Ms and white melted chocolate.
Doesn't that sound easy??? And best of all...they have a delicious peanut butter flavor that everyone loves.
Whether you're making them for Santa or sharing them with friends and family, reindeer Nutter Butter cookies are sure to be a hit this holiday season!
Check out all the other Reindeer Desserts for even more delicious holiday treats for Santa
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There's something special about Christmas cookies. Maybe it's the festive shapes or the cheerful decorations, but whatever the reason, Christmas cookies just seem to taste better than any other cookies.
And my all-time favorite Christmas cookie is the reindeer Nutter Butter Cookie. These tasty treats are made with everyone's favorite peanut butter cookies.
They're always a hit at holiday parties. Best of all, they're really easy to make. So if you're looking for a delicious Christmas cookie recipe, be sure to give the reindeer cookies a try!
Looking for more Easy Desserts for the holidays? Try my Reindeer Cupcake Ideas, Reindeer Oreo Truffles or my Reindeer Hershey Kiss Pretzels.
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What to do with Nutter Butter Cookies
There are so many fun things you can with Nutter Butter Cookies. They are a classic cookie so many of us grew up enjoying straight out of the package. However, they can also be enjoyed in a variety of creative ways.
One popular way to eat them is to dip them in melted chocolate and turn them into reindeer treats like we're doing with this recipe.
You can also dip them in melted chocolate and make Nutter Butter Mummies and ghosts, No-Bake Santa Cookies, and even cute Nutter Butter Baby Face Cookies which would be cute for baby showers.
Another way to enjoy Nutter Butter Cookies is to crumble them up and use them as a topping for ice cream or yogurt. The cookies add a crunchy texture and a hint of sweetness that takes any dessert to the next level.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
- Step 1: Open one Nutter Butter cookie carefully. Break one mini pretzel in half and place one half on each side of the cookie. Press the ends of the pretzels into the peanut butter filling. You can use a small amount of melted chocolate to secure the pretzels in place if they won't stick on their own.
- Step 2: Press the top cookie back onto the filling.
Decorate the Reindeer Cookies
- Step 2: Add two small dots of melted chocolate to the top of the cookie and add two candy eyes.
- Step 3: Place one small dot of melted chocolate on the bottom tip of the cookie and press one red M&M in place.
- Step 4: Allow the chocolate to cool and harden before serving.
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Recipe Variations
- You could dip the Nutter Butter Cookies in melted white or regular chocolate before decorating them as reindeers.
- Check out my other recipe for Chocolate Reindeer Cookies.
- You'll love these other Nutter Butter cookie recipes such as Nutter Butter Snowman Cookies, Nutter Butter Mummy Cookies or my Nutter Butter Ghost Cookies.
Storage Tips
- 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.
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- Use a lollipop stick to set the melted chocolate in place before you add the candy eyes or nose.
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Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce package Nutter Butter cookies
- 36 mini pretzels
- 36 red M&Ms
- 36 sets of candy eyes
- white melting chocolate
Method
- Open one Nutter Butter cookie carefully.
- Break one mini pretzel in half and place one half on each side of the cookie. Press the ends of the pretzels into the peanut butter filling. You can use a small amount of melted chocolate to secure the pretzels in place if they won't stick on their own. Press the top cookie back onto the filling.
- Add two small dots of melted chocolate to the top of the cookie and add two candy eyes.
- Place one small dot of melted chocolate on the bottom tip of the cookie and press one red M&M in place.
- Allow the chocolate to cool and harden before serving.
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Notes
- You could dip the Nutter Butter Cookies in melted white or regular chocolate before decorating them as reindeers.
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