• Bright Ideas
• on 09/17/2008

"Oh, what fun it is to indulge in a chocolaty Christmas cookie."

yummy reindeer cookies

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• Prep Time: 20 min.
• Bake Time: 12-14 min.
• Decoration Time: 30 min.
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Yield: Makes 24 pops.

• 1 tube (18 oz.) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 2/3 cup flour
• 48 mini pretzel twists
• 3 cups DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate
• Yellow sprinkles
• 24 pieces DOVE® Dark Chocolate
• 1 cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
• Snowflake sprinkles
• 1 tube white decorative frosting
• 3-inch round cookie cutter
• Reynolds® Parchment Paper
• Red and green curling ribbon
• Craft sticks
• Cookie sheet

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the cookie sheets with Reynolds® Parchment Paper, set aside.
• 2. Knead the sugar cookie dough with the flour until smooth. Roll it to 1/4-inch thickness. Press out 24 cookie rounds with the cookie cutter. Transfer the circles to an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 3. Break the top curves of the pretzel twists to resemble antlers. Then, press 2 pretzels at the top of each cookie circle and one craft stick at the bottom.
• 4. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes, or until golden. Let them cool on a wire rack.
• 5. Melt the DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate in the microwave for 1-3 minutes, stirring occasionally until smooth. Spread a spoonful of chocolate over each cookie and pretzel
• 6. Sprinkle the yellow sprinkles over the antlers and the snowflake sprinkles in between the antlers as the hair. Place a DOVE® Brand Dark Chocolate into the middle of each cookie, and then place it on a wax paper-lined cookie sheet.
• 7. Chill in the refrigerator until the chocolate is hardened, about 15 minutes
• 8. Attach the M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies to the DOVE® Brand Milk Chocolate for the eyes and nose with decorative icing. Tie a ribbon into a bow at the bottom of the reindeer’s head.

• Calories per serving 204
• Total Fat 9 g
• Saturated Fat 4 g
• Trans Fat 0 g
• Cholesterol 8 mg
• Sodium 170 mg
• Carbohydrates 28 g
• Dietary Fiber 1 g
• Sugars 12 g
• Protein 2 g
• Vitamin A 0%DV
• Vitamin C 0%DV
• Calcium 0%DV
• Iron 0%DV