Chocolate Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

By Ellie

20 Person

20 Minutes

0 Calories

Christmas Cookies is one of the holiday traditions I look forward to the most! and when we prepare the Christmas tree, we find the best cookies for Santa.Now share with us the best recipe for Christmas cookies!

Ingredients

FOR THE FACE:

20 red allergen friendly candies
40 homemade googly eyes
40 gluten free pretzels

1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. cocoa powder
1/2 c. arrowroot powder
1 c. Ancient Harvest quinoa flour
1 tbsp. flax seed meal + 3 Tbsp. warm water, allow to thicken for 5 minutes
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. non-hydrogenated shortening

Method

01

Preheat your oven to 375℉. Grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02

In a bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter, and brown sugar together with a fork until fluffy. Add the flax “egg”.
03

Mix in the remaining ingredients until you have a nice dough formed.
04

Create a heaping tablespoon of cookie dough and roll between your hands. Flatten gently with the back of a spoon. The cookies will not flatten if you do not do this.
05

Bake for 10 minutes. Open the oven door and pull out the rack with the cookies still on the rack. Press the pretzels, eyes, and nose firmly but gently into each cookie. Allow to fully cool.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

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( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 20 servings
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 10 Mins
Total Time 20 Mins

02 Ingredients

FOR THE FACE:

20 red allergen friendly candies

40 homemade googly eyes

40 gluten free pretzels

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tbsp. cocoa powder

1/2 c. arrowroot powder

1 c. Ancient Harvest quinoa flour

1 tbsp. flax seed meal + 3 Tbsp. warm water, allow to thicken for 5 minutes

1 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. peanut butter

1/2 c. non-hydrogenated shortening

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 375℉. Grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter, and brown sugar together with a fork until fluffy. Add the flax “egg”.

Step 3

Mix in the remaining ingredients until you have a nice dough formed.

Step 4

Create a heaping tablespoon of cookie dough and roll between your hands. Flatten gently with the back of a spoon. The cookies will not flatten if you do not do this.

Step 5

Bake for 10 minutes. Open the oven door and pull out the rack with the cookies still on the rack. Press the pretzels, eyes, and nose firmly but gently into each cookie. Allow to fully cool.

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