Almost too cute to eat...

Let's face it, as the holidays approach all we think about is the food we're going to eat and how we're going to prepare it. Even though the dinner is always amazing, the dessert is what I long for the most. I always search for new, fun and innovative little treats so serve guests when they come over and this year I've found one of my favorites. Trying my hardest to talk the bf into having some kind of holiday/xmas/ugly sweater/long underwear party at the house this year, partly because I want to make these cookies!! I'm pretty sure they're almost too adorable to eat but peanut butter and pretzels in the same cookie??  It's pretty safe to say that they'll probably be gone before the guests arrive :) I will post my process for these little munchkins when I make them...

Reindeer Cookies

Printable Recipe

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup shortening

3 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 egg

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

Chocolate-covered mini pretzels

Mini brown M&Ms

Regular-sized red M&Ms

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg; beat until just blended.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.

Form dough into 1-inch balls. To make reindeer-shaped cookies, pinch the bottom of the ball slightly to form a point, then gently flatten with your hand. Space cookies about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until set or just beginning to brown. 

Remove from oven and immediately (and gently) press two mini pretzels into the tops of the cookies for the reindeer's antlers. Press two mini brown M&Ms in for the eyes and one red M&M for the nose (or any other color... some of mine ended up with green noses. They might be South Pole reindeer.). 

Allow to cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack or paper towel to cool completely. 

Makes about 40 reindeer cookies.

Source- Budding Baketress