Reindeer Cookies

Name: Reindeer Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32 cookies
Ingredients: 1-1/2 pounds dark chocolate candy coating, chopped; 1 package (16 ounces) Nutter Butter cookies; 32 miniature marshmallows, cut in half crosswise; Decorating icing; 32 M&M's or Red Hots; 64 miniature pretzels

Total Time Prep: 45 min. + standing

Yield 32 cookies

Test Kitchen Approved

Gather 'round the tree on Christmas Eve and feast on these adorable reindeer cookies. They couldn't be easier to decorate, and if you listen closely, you might hear reindeer hooves on the roof!

Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds dark chocolate candy coating, chopped
1 package (16 ounces) Nutter Butter cookies
32 miniature marshmallows, cut in half crosswise
Decorating icing
32 M&M's or Red Hots
64 miniature pretzels

Directions

In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip 1 cookie in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper.
Attach 2 marshmallow halves onto cookie for eyes; add decorating icing for pupils and a mouth. Add an M&M or Red Hot for nose. Attach pretzels or pretzel pieces for antlers. Repeat with remaining cookies. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 182 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 111mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

Gather 'round the tree on Christmas Eve and feast on these adorable reindeer cookies. If you listen closely, you might heard reindeer hoofs on the roof! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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