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reindeer sugar cookies recipe
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Our reindeer sugar cookies get the kids in the kitchen for the holidays. Pretzel antlers and Red Hots candy noses make this almost too cute to eat!
Course
Dessert
Cook Time
8
minutes
mins
Total Time
8
minutes
mins
Servings
48
cookies
Calories
76
Author
Cheryl Najafi
Ingredients
1/2
cup
unsalted butter
softened
1
cup
granulated sugar
1
egg
1
tsp
vanilla extract
1/2
cup
sour cream
2 2/3
cups
flour
1
tsp
baking powder
1/2
tsp
baking soda
1/2
tsp
salt
1/4
tsp
nutmeg
pretzel twists
small
cinnamon candies
brown royal icing
1
3 in
cookie cutter
round
Instructions
Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and egg in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in remaining ingredients until combined.
Flatten dough on parchment lined cookie sheet, cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Roll dough on lightly floured surface to ¼" thickness then cut out dough using 3" round circle cookie cutter.
Break pretzel twists to use for antlers then press pretzel antlers into dough.
Bake for 6-8 minutes and let cookies cool completely.
Pipe on reindeer eyes using royal icing. Then pipe small amount of royal icing on back of Red Hots and place on cookie for nose.
Notes
Pressing the pretzels in the dough before baking secures the pretzels to the cookie.
Nutrition
Calories:
76
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
3
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.04
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
0.2
g
|
Cholesterol:
11
mg
|
Sodium:
81
mg
|
Potassium:
14
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
4
g