Reindeer Cookies

Here is one of our favorite family baking traditions. The reindeer cookie.

They are lots of fun to make, they look adorable--even the little ones can do it!

First you start with your favorite peanut butter cookie recipe.

Gather a few simple decorative toppings: tiny twist pretzels, chocolate chips and holiday M&Ms.

Roll dough into balls, press flat, then pinch slightly to create the 'reindeer' head shape.

Add a tiny twist pretzel for his antlers,

and chocolate chips (pointy side down)

for the eyes,

and finally an M&M for the nose!

Piece of cake! Well cookie, actually.

Bake as called for in your PB cookie recipe, but watch for the cracking of M&Ms-- it may be a minute or two less.

Ho Ho Ho!