Sugar & Spice Reindeer

Sugar & Spice Reindeer
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With or without the chocolate icing, these reindeer will bring a smile to young and old alike.
1:15
Prep Time
3:25
Total Time
24 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

1 3/4 cups
all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1/4 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon
ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon
ground cloves
1 cup
sugar
1/2 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1
large Land O Lakes® Egg
1 tablespoon
Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon
vanilla

Frosting

3 cups
powdered sugar
1/2 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
2 teaspoons
vanilla
2 to 3 tablespoons
milk
3 (1-ounce) squares
unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled

Decorations

Mini chocolate covered pretzels
Brown candy-coated chocolate pieces
Red gumdrops, cut in half or red candy-coated chocolate pieces

Directions

  1. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves in bowl; set aside.
  2. Combine sugar and 1/2 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg, whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour mixture gradually, beating at low speed after each addition.
  3. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; chill at least 2 hours or overnight until firm.
  4. Heat oven to 400°F.
  5. Roll out dough, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart onto large ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is set. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
  6. Combine powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla in bowl; beat at low speed, adding enough milk for desired frosting consistency. Reserve 1/4 cup frosting. Add melted chocolate to remaining frosting; continue beating until well mixed.
  7. Frost cooled cookies. Set 2 pretzels on top of heart to form antlers. Create 2 eyes using reserved white frosting; top with brown candy-coated chocolate piece. Place red gumdrop onto frosting for nose, cut-side down.

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
120
Cholesterol
15mg
Carbohydrates
18g
Protein
1g
Fat
6g
Sodium
80mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

These were fun to make!

Posted February 06, 2013 by Saralyn_81

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