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Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe | Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

Published: Dec 8, 2019 · Modified: Sep 9, 2020 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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These Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies are a crowd favorite during the holidays! Make a batch or two of these adorable peanut butter reindeer cookies to share at your next Christmas party.

Ho, ho, ho — can you feel the holiday spirit in the air!? Christmas is quickly approaching and I am trying diligently to get everything in order before the last minute.

Throughout the month of December, I have various holiday parties to attend, which means I will be baking dozens & dozens of cookies. I've got some great recipes already here on the blog, including M&M Christmas Cookies, Grinch Crinkle Cookies, Peppermint Kiss Cookies, and Oatmeal Craisin Cookies ... but I noticed I didn't have any holiday-themed cookies with peanut butter!

Rudolph peanut butter cookies - Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

A friend of mine sent me this recipe for peanut butter reindeer cookies and it was exactly what I was looking for! The added Rudolph red-nose decorations and pretzel antlers make this basic peanut butter cookie recipe POP — bringing a fun (and yummy!) delight to any holiday occasion. Happy Holidays!

Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies 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 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 48 Red M&M's
  • 96 Mini Chocolate Chips
  • Mini Twist Pretzels

peanut butter reindeer cookies

How to Make Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Break pretzels into pieces to use as antlers.

3. Cream together peanut butter, butter, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.

rudolph reindeer peanut butter cookies recipe

4. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.

5. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.

6. Slowly add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, beating until incorporated.

7. Roll into 1/2-3/4" balls and place on cookie sheet several inches apart.

8. Sprinkle with sugar and gently make an indentation slightly off the center of each cookie.

peanut butter reindeer cookies

9. Bake 12-14 minutes.

10. Place an M&M's in the indentation of each cookie.

11. Insert 2 mini chocolate chips (pointy side down) above the M&M's to be the eyes.

12. Insert 2 pretzel pieces as antlers. Tip: If the antlers won't stick, place some chocolate chips in a sandwich bag and microwave 30 seconds and knead until soft. Clip the very tip of the corner and pipe onto cookie to act as glue.

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Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Course: Dessert
Author: Stefanie Fauquet
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 candies
  • 96 mini chocolate chips
  • Mini twist pretzels
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Break pretzels into pieces to use as antlers.
  3. Cream together peanut butter, butter, sugar and brown sugar until smooth.
  4. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  5. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
  6. Slowly add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, beating until incorporated.
  7. Roll into 1/2-3/4" balls and place on cookie sheet several inches apart.
  8. Sprinkle with sugar and gently make an indentation slightly off the center of each cookie.
  9. Bake 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 be the eyes.
  12. Insert 2 pretzel pieces to resemble antlers. If the antlers won't stick, place some chocolate chips in a sandwich bag and microwave 30 seconds and knead until soft. Clip the very tip of the corner and pipe onto cookie to act as glue.

peanut butter reindeer cookies

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  1. David Christian

    December 03, 2014 at 5:57 am

    Cookies are my all time favourite, and these peanut cookies seems of more taste because of the essence of pretzels.Thanks for the recipe. I am surely gonna try to make this.

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  2. Alison Young

    February 12, 2021 at 3:25 pm

    5 stars
    Great Recipes, love it!

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