I squeeze every minute of the holiday season into doing fun things with the kids. When my oldest is home from school, I try to do a few bonding activities. Spending time in the kitchen is my go-to. Baking cookies together really gets me in the holiday spirit. These Christmas Peanut Butter Blossoms are adorable and easy. They’re cute reindeer cookies – make them for cookie exchanges, pass them out or serve as a dessert.
You can make the dough ahead of time, freeze and then thaw when you’re ready to bake. The kids love to measure the ingredients and help me add the reindeer faces. I like adding parchment paper underneath my cookies or silpats they bake easily without the stress of burning.
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How To Throw A Christmas Cookie Exchange Party
Gather your family and friends together for a bring-your-own-cookies (BYOC) party. It’s the perfect excuse to exchange some Christmas cookies and this Peanut Butter Blossoms recipe is perfect for the occasion. At the party, your guests will sample a variety of Christmas cookies and then exchange them with each other. Everyone leaves with a full tummy, recipes, and an edible gift to take home.
Send out your invitations about a month prior to the party. No need for any fancy invites or ordering expensive ones. I’ve got you covered with these PRINTABLE COOKIE EXCHANGE INVITES – just download, save and print on heavy card stock.
Fill out the information about your party, then you can fold it like a card or use divide it into two sheets by using scissors.
CLICK HERE TO PRINT YOUR COOKIE EXCHANGE INVITES
Peanut Butter Blossoms: Easy Christmas Reindeer Cookies
Preheat your oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, beat your softened butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and sugar together until creamy.
Mix in your egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
In a separate mixing bowl, add your flour, baking soda and salt and mix.
Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and mix until you have a thick dough.
Form your dough into small balls, roll into your sugar, and place onto your baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes and let cool.
Press a red M&M’s onto the bottom center of each cookie.
Dab a little frosting onto the back of two candy eyes and stick them above the red M&M’s nose. Break a pretzel in half, dab the ends in frosting and stick into the top of your cookies.
Peanut Butter Blossoms: Easy Christmas Reindeer Cookies
A cute and festive Christmas cookie! Made with peanut butter and perfect for a cookie exchange.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar for rolling
- Red peanut M&M’s
- Small candy eyes
- Pretzel twists
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat your softened butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and sugar together until creamy.
3. Mix in your egg, milk, and vanilla extract
4. In a separate mixing bowl, add your flour, baking soda and salt and mix
5. Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and mix until you have a thick dough.
6. Form your dough into small balls, roll into your sugar, and place onto your baking sheet
7. Bake for 10 minutes and let cool.
8. Press a red M&M’s onto the bottom center of each cookie.
9. Dab a little frosting onto the back of two candy eyes and stick them above the red M&M’s nose.
10. Break a pretzel in half, dab the ends in frosting and stick into the top of your cookies.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12 cookiesServing Size:
1 cookiesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 355Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 319mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 35gProtein: 6g
