Description
These easy reindeer cookies are a festive treat perfect for the holiday season. Made with a buttery and tender dough, filled with sweet strawberry jam, and decorated with melted milk chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 140g (1/2 Cup + 1/8 Cup) Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- 60g (1/2 Cup) Icing/Confectioners Sugar
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
- 210g (1 + 2/3 Cup) Plain/All Purpose Flour
- 200g (1/2 Cup + 2 tbsp) Strawberry Jam
- 75g (2.6 oz) Milk Chocolate
Instructions
- Place the butter, sugar, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt into a stand mixer bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the plain flour and fold gently until a soft dough forms. Knead briefly on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll the dough between two sheets of baking paper to about 6mm thickness. Cut out circles with a 6cm round cookie cutter.
- Cut a smaller circle off-center from half of the large circles to create the ‘nose’ holes.
- Arrange the cookies on a lined baking tray and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (Fan 170ºC/356ºF) and bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes until golden around the edges.
- Allow cookies to firm on the tray for a minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Soften the strawberry jam in a bowl, transfer to a piping bag, and snip the tip.
- Pipe jam circles onto whole cookies, then place cookies with nose holes on top, gently pressing.
- Melt the milk chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl using 10-second bursts and stir until smooth.
- Pipe chocolate eyes and antlers on each cookie, adding detailed touches for decoration.
- Allow the decorated cookies to set completely. Store in a metal tin at room temperature and consume within 4-5 days.
Notes
- These cookies bring joyful cheer and adorable charm to any Christmas gathering.
- Store in a metal tin for freshness.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg