Average Rating: 3.5TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: about 3 dozen.Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 44 Red Hots
OPTIONAL ICING/DECORATION:- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk
- Blue pearl dragees
Instructions
- 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or until easy to handle.
- 2. Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-1/2-in. reindeer-shaped cookie cutter. Place on greased baking sheets.
- 3. Bake 8-9 minutes. Immediately press a Red Hot onto each nose. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- 4. If desired, combine confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach a piping consistency. Place mixture in a resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag; fill with icing. Pipe around edges of cookies and add a dragee or the eye.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 135 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 79mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
