Name: Chocolate Peppermint Reindeer Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: About 24 cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon corn starch; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted; 1 teaspoon peppermint extract; white chocolate; candy eyeballs; white chocolate covered pretzels (for antlers); red candy (for nose); Optional: peppermint sprinkles

Method

12 steps

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and corn starch.
Cream the butter with the brown sugar and white sugar until fluffy.
Add vanilla to the eggs, then add eggs one at a time to the mixture.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients to form the cookie batter.
Chill the batter in the fridge for 15-20 minutes or freeze it to control spreading.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Use a small ice cream scoop to form small round balls of dough, spacing them 2 inches apart.
Bake in the oven for 14-15 minutes.
Let the cookies cool before decorating.
Decorate with white chocolate in a diagonal pattern, peppermint sprinkles, candy eyeballs for eyes, white chocolate-covered pretzels for antlers, and a red candy for the nose.
Let the decorations harden before serving.

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