Rudolph Cookies with Peanut Butter

Peanut butter cookies are always a delight in our household, regardless of the season.

This year, we decided to make them a bit more exciting and fun!

We think they’re adorable enough to leave out for Santa. What do you think?

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Egg
• 1 1/3 cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 48 Red M&M’s
• 96 Mini Chocolate Chips
• Mini Twist Pretzels

Instructions

1. Break pretzels into pieces to be used as antlers.
2. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
3. Cream together the peanut butter, butter, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
4. Add the egg and vanilla, beating until fully combined.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
6. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, mixing until well incorporated.
7. Roll into balls about 1/2-3/4 inch in size and place them on a cookie sheet several inches apart.

8. Sprinkle the cookies with sugar and create a slight indentation off-center with your thumb.
9. Bake for 12-14 minutes.
10. Place an M&M in the indentation of each cookie.
11. Insert 2 mini chocolate chips (pointy side down) above the M&M to represent eyes.
12. Add 2 pretzel pieces for the antlers.
13. If the antlers don’t stick, melt some chocolate chips in a sandwich bag in the microwave for 30 seconds. Knead until soft, then use it as glue to hold the antlers in place.

Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies

Author: outoftownblogs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 Egg
• 1 1/3 cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 48 Red M&M’s
• 96 mini Chocolate Chips
• Mini Twist Pretzels

Instructions

1. Break pretzels into pieces for antlers.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Cream together peanut butter, butter, sugars until smooth.
4. Add egg and vanilla, beating until smooth.
5. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl.
6. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until combined.
7. Roll into 1/2-3/4 inch balls and space them on the cookie sheet.
8. Sprinkle with sugar and make an indentation in each cookie.
9. Bake 12-14 minutes.
10. Add an M&M in each indentation.
11. Place 2 mini chocolate chips for eyes.
12. Add 2 pretzel pieces for antlers.
13. Use melted chocolate to glue antlers if needed.

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