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a platter of adorable reindeer-faced peanut butter cookies with pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and bright red candy noses, arranged in a wide horizontal shot on a white ceramic plate over a red plaid table runner, scattered pretzels nearby, natural window light, shallow depth of field, landscape orien

Rudolph's Red-Nosed Reindeer Cookies

Peanut butter cookies made festive with pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and a big red candy nose!
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 48 mini pretzel twists
  • 48 candy eyes
  • 24 red gumdrops

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
  2. Stir together the peanut butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla until a smooth dough forms.
  3. Roll the dough into 24 balls, place on the sheets, and flatten slightly into a triangle shape with the point at the bottom.
  4. Press two pretzel twists into the top corners for antlers.
  5. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until set, then let cool 5 minutes on the pan.
  6. While still warm, press on candy eyes and a red gumdrop nose so they stick.

Notes

A dab of frosting works great as glue if any candies pop off once cooled.