Name: Reindeer Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Ingredients: 1 box chocolate cake mix; 2 large eggs; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 can chocolate frosting ((1-2 cups of homemade chocolate frosting)); 24-28 mini Nilla Wafers; 24-28 red and brown m&ms; 1 package candy eyes; 48-56 mini pretzels

These reindeer cookies are easy to make and so adorable! They’re the cutest Christmas cookies!

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How darling are these reindeer cookies?

You know I love reindeer treats this time of year. Like our Reindeer Oreo Cookie Balls, Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats, and our Rolo Pretzel Reindeer. They are all so adorable and such fun festive treats this time of year!

I love cake mix cookies, so when I thought of making these cute reindeer cookies I knew cake mix cookies would be the perfect base. I then topped the cookies with a store bought chocolate frosting to keep that step simple as well. They’re then topped with a mini vanilla wafer cookie, m&m, candy eyes and mini pretzels for the antlers.

These would be great for a Christmas party! And they’re simple enough to decorate I bet your kids would love to help!

I used a mix of red and brown m&ms for the noses. Because there are of course regular reindeer and special reindeer like Rudolph. (Funnily enough I ran out of red and brown m&ms – you never know how many will be in a package! But luckily remembered I had some special m&ms that Nate brought home from Australia – banana m&ms and apple toffee m&ms – both delicious!)

And you can make them with full pretzel antlers or partially broken pretzel antlers. I did a mix of both. But either way, adorable!

Ingredients Needed:

chocolate cake mix – any chocolate cake mix will work, you’ll use the dry cake mix with the ingredients called for
eggs – to hold the cookie dough together
vegetable oil – to give the cookie dough moisture
chocolate frosting – use a store bought frosting to make this extra easy, or your favorite homemade chocolate buttercream frosting
mini Nilla Wafers – for the reindeer’s cute nose
red m&m and brown m&ms – for the reindeer’s noses
candy eyes – for the reindeer eyes
mini pretzels – for the reindeer antlers

How to make Easy reindeer cookies?

Combine the cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil in a large mixing bowl and stir them together to make a thick cookie batter.
Scoop balls of cookie dough, and roll them into smooth balls. Place them a couple inches apart onto a lined baking sheet.
Bake the cookies up until the tops start to crinkle. Remove the pan from the oven and let the cookies cool for a couple minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer them carefully to a wire rack to cool completely.
Spread frosting on top of one cookie at a time, and while the frosting is still wet place one Nilla Wafer on top of the cookie, then two candy eyes above the small cookie. Two pretzels above the eyes. Add a little chocolate frosting to one m&m and add it to each Nilla wafer for the nose.
Let the frosting set, and then the cookies are ready to enjoy.

Tips and Tricks:

Use any favorite cookie recipe for the cookie base. You could use your favorite chocolate cookies, peanut butter cookies, or sugar cookies.
Instead of m&ms use cinnamon red hots, sixlets, or other small red or brown candies for the reindeer face.
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. I don’t recommend freezing the cookies with the pretzels, candy eyes, and noses on top.

These adorable reindeer cookies are so much fun for the whole family. They’re not only adorable, but also a delicious cookie, that is loved by all!

They’re a fun idea for a cookie swap, cookie trays for neighbors or at a holiday party, or baking up a batch for Christmas eve! They’re a cute idea for little hands to help you decorate them, gobbling up a few, and I just know Santa will love these fun Reindeer cookies.

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