Food brings people together and adorable cookies add to the festive feel, especially during the holiday season. These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies are both delicious and charming—perfect for adding warmth and whimsy to your celebrations.

Recipe courtesy Lines+Angles.

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Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

Makes 48 cookies

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup (packed) light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 11/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 48 large red M&M candies
• 96 mini semisweet chocolate chips
• Pretzels, broken into 96 1-inch pieces

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, beat together butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, for about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls, and place at least 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet. Bake only 10 to 12 cookies at a time. Refrigerate the bowl of dough in between batches. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, until the cookies are just set.
4. Immediately place one M&M in the center of each cookie for a nose (press down a bit if your cookies aren't flat enough), 2 mini chocolate chips for the eyes, and 2 pretzel pieces at the top for antlers. Carefully transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.