Reindeer Cookies

 Before they were dipped

I am so delinquent at blog posts but had to share this! On the weekend dear daughter decided to bake reindeer cookies for a family gathering next week. We ran around in search of  little pretzels for the antlers, returned home where she threw the ingredients together. Formed the reindeer's, added little raspberry flavored Swedish berries for the nose and smarties for the eyes. It was a labor of love!

After the first few trays of the double batch were done she asked me to taste one. I was too full, opting to wait until a cookie broke, or an antler fell off! Her hubby continued to help  put more cookie sheets together while we listened to Christmas music. After most of the cookies were baked I decided to try one..... It was a peanut butter cookie, a bit dry....and lacking flavor...Oh no I thought... Then she asked the dreaded question, " How are they?" 

Eeeks..... I didn't want to say.  She is such an amazing little  baker. People beg for her banana bread. But the cookie was flat. All I could taste was salt.  I hesitated. She knew something was wrong and demanded to know! As diplomatic as one could be under the circumstance I said, "Somethings wrong." 
"Do they have sugar in them?"  I questioned. 
She assured me they did, as she reread the recipe...It called for two cups of brown sugar and two cups of white. Some how she had  missed all the white sugar in the recipe. We were all pretty upset. All that work and the cookies didn't taste good.

"Never mind we'll  figure something out," I said, many great recipes are borne of mistakes.....I thought for a moment. We have these huge Cadbury chocolate bars in the freezer that we buy yearly when they're half price. Lets just dip the cookies   in chocolate, that will fix them up!

I got the double boiler out, put half a large bar into the pot with a bit of butter, milk and vanilla. Together we happily spread chocolate over the bottom side of about six dozen cookies...let them dry, then put them in airtight containers in the very cold garage. 

This evening we decided to have one with tea. They are the most delicious happy accident ever!! They softened up and melded with the chocolate making the most wonderful flavor! After all who doesn't love peanut butter and chocolate together!!! We'll probably do them that way every year!

The proper

REINDEER COOKIES

1 CUP OF BROWN SUGAR

1CUP OF WHITE SUGAR

1 CUP OF BUTTER, SOFTENED

cream sugar and butter together

then add

 2 EGGS

 1 CUP OF SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER

2 TEASPOONS OF BAKING SODA

1/2 TEASPOON OF SALT

                                                        1 TEASPOON OF VANILLA

3 CUPS OF ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

mix together well!

Roll into balls then flatten and  form triangles

Place small pretzels in the corners for antlers

Place either a swedish berry or red m&m for a nose

Then place 2 green m&ms or smarties for the eyes 

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown

Fun to make and kids love them!

Double up the ingredients for a double batch!

Enjoy