Name: Chocolate Reindeer Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 1 package Devil's Food Cake Mix; 2 eggs; ¾ cup vegetable shortening; 1 small container of chocolate frosting; 1 bag holiday colored M&M's; 24 mini vanilla wafers; 48 pretzel twists; 48 edible eyes

I love these Chocolate Reindeer Cookies. They are so festive and easy to make. I love getting my little ones involved when I make these.

Christmas is upon us, and Santa is packing his sleigh. I am in love with Christmas baking and cookies for the neighbors and Santa.

I found these on Pinterest and just had to make them because they are adorable. These cookies are fail proof, and your kids can even help you decorate them. Merry Christmas.

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Where can I find the candy eyeballs?

These eyeballs make the entire cookie. They are so cute, and add so much personality. These are found on the sprinkle aisle, at every grocery store.

They are usually on the same aisle as the cake mixes and the frosting. They are very inexpensive, and go perfect with these. And yes, they are edible.

If you can’t find the candy eyeballs, you could also just use black frosting and do two small dots for eyes, and they would be just as cute.

What could I use instead of m&m’s?

I love the extra chocolate crunch of these cookies, with the M&M’s, however, you could also use other small red candies, that would work just as well. Here are a few ideas:

-Red Hots
-Sixlets
-Sprinkles
-Frosting
-Skittles
-Boston Baked Beans Candy
-Nibs

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Serves: 24

Chocolate Reindeer Cookies Recipe

I love these Chocolate Reindeer Cookies. They are so festive and easy to make.

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 7 mins

Total Time 27 mins

Ingredients

1 package Devil's Food Cake Mix
2 eggs
¾ cup vegetable shortening
1 small container of chocolate frosting
1 bag holiday colored M&M's
24 mini vanilla wafers
48 pretzel twists
48 edible eyes

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix together cake mix, eggs and shortening until well combined. The dough will be pretty thick.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls, making sure they are all similar in size.
Place dough onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.
Immediately transfer cookies to a cooking rack.
Frost the cookie with chocolate frosting.
Place on the vanilla wafer for the reindeer snout.
Stick the M&M nose on the wafer with a small dab of chocolate frosting.
Place the pretzels on for the antlers.
And then place the edible eyes on just above the wafer cookie.

Notes

Instead of M&M's you can use

-Red Hots
-Sixlets
-Sprinkles
-Frosting
-Skittles
-Boston Baked Beans Candy
-Nibs

Nutrition

Calories: 213 kcal · Carbohydrates: 27 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 14 mg · Sodium: 330 mg · Potassium: 86 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 9 g · Vitamin A: 20 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 31 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
Cookie Sheet
Cooling Rack

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Adapted from: Your Cup of Cake

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