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Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipe (EASY!)

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This easy Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipe will be the star of your Christmas dessert table this Holiday season!

Be sure to also try making these adorable Snowman Cookies!

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Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipe

Are you ready for the Merriest Christmas ever?? This easy Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipe will have you serving up the CUTEST Santa-approved treats to your friends and family!

Trust me… they’re always the hit of the party!

Dorothy writes: "I LOVE these adorable festive treats"

And thanks to a cake mix shortcut, these chocolate reindeer cookies are such a cinch to make!

Just be careful… they might fly away when you’re not looking! Although I doubt that will happen.

If you’ve got any cookie monsters in your house like I do, they’ll probably vanish before they ever even get the chance to fly away!

These tasty little treats will also make a fun addition to a Cookie Exchange, or as a sweet gift for your neighbors!

So are you ready to get baking?

Here’s what you’ll need to make your very own adorable Reindeer Cookies with Pretzel Antlers…

Related: 101 Easy Christmas Dessert Recipes

How Do You Make a Reindeer Face on a Cookie?

Making reindeer face cookies is SO much easier than you think thanks to Pretzels for Ears, Candy Eyeballs, Mini Nilla Wafers for snouts, and Cinnamon Candies for Rudolph’s Red Nose!

Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Ingredients

It takes just a few simple ingredients to make the BEST Chocolate Reindeer Cookies…

  • Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
  • Eggs
  • Butter (or Canola or Vegetable Oil)
  • Chocolate Frosting (Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe)
  • Mini Nilla Wafers
  • Candy Eyeballs
  • Tiny Pretzel Twists
  • Cinnamon Imperials Candies

How to Make Rudolph Cookies

It’s actually SO easy to make the cutest Reindeer Cookies with Pretzel Antlers! Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Mix together your Cake Mix, Butter & Eggs, until well combined.

2. Next, place your dough in the refrigerator to chill.

3. Once chilled, remove your cookie dough from the fridge and form your dough into cookie balls.

4. Bake your cookies in the oven per the instructions on the recipe card before.

5. Allow your cookies to cool before decorating.

6. Frost your adorable cookies with this decadent Chocolate Frosting.

7. Next, decorate with Nilla Wafers for the snouts and Pretzels for the ears.

8. Finish decorating with Cinnamon Candies for noses and cute Candy Eyes.

Serve, Enjoy & DEVOUR!

Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Make Ahead Cake Mix Cookie Tips

These cake mix cookies are really easy to prep ahead of time!

Your dough can be prepared ahead of time and stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.

How to Store Cake Mix Cookies

After your cookies have baked and cooled, they will last well at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.

Rudolph Cookie Reviews

What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About These Rudolph Cookies…

Kim writes: “Perfect for holiday parties”

Debora writes: “Beautiful and delicious”

Dorothy writes: “I LOVE these adorable festive treats”

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Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipe

This easy Rudolph Reindeer Cookies Recipe will be the star of your Christmas dessert table this year!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 27 minutes
Servings: 15

Ingredients

  • 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
  • 1/3 cup Melted Butter (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 2 cups Chocolate Frosting
  • 15+ Mini Nilla Wafers
  • 30+ Candy Eyeballs
  • 30+ Tiny Pretzel Twists
  • 15+ Cinnamon Imperials Candies

Instructions

  • Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
  • Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
  • After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Form dough into balls, a little larger than your typical cookie… I usually use 2 tbsp. – 2.5 tbsp. of dough per each dough ball.
  • Bake on center oven rack for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done. (Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets.)
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling. (Allow cookies to cool COMPLETELY before decorating. I usually let them sit out at least 30 minutes before I start frosting.)
  • Once cookies have cooled completely, apply a smooth layer of chocolate frosting to your cookie.
  • Then gently press 1 nilla wafer onto the cookie for the snout, add 2 eyes, and 2 pretzels for ears.
  • Now take your cinnamon candy, and add just a little bit of chocolate frosting to the back, and place down onto the nilla wafer for Rudolph's red nose. (The frosting will act like glue and help the nose stay in place.)
  • Then repeat the frosting and decorating process until all cookies are finished. Aren't they SO cute?!? ENJOY!

Notes

When it comes to Cake Mix Cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it.  However, I’ve found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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    • Heidi says

      You’re so sweet… thank you, Traude! I’m so glad you love the cookies, and hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!

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  5. CoCo says

    You always have the best recipes, Heidi! These are so cute and I already know the littles are going to love them. Can’t wait to try these! Hugs, CoCo

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  15. Kirsi says

    From Rudolph to Frosty – I like your chrismas cakes and cookies. Thanks for sharing this recipes,
    Greetings from a really grey Germany
    Kirsi

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    • Heidi says

      I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the cookies, Kirsi! And I wish I could send you a little sunshine from Arizona! 🙂

      Reply

  16. Lisa says

    These look so much fun to make (and eat!) I would never have thought of using pretzels for antlers. In the past I’ve used gingerbread men and inverted them so the legs become antlers, but this year I think we’ll try your recipe – thank you, Heidi!

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    • Heidi says

      They really are so fun to make AND eat! 🙂 I’ve seen the inverted gingerbread men and those are really cute too, Lisa!

      Reply

  22. Carol says

    I did a post a few years ago about making reindeer cookies and showed several ways to do it. I think this is one of the cutest and easiest. Yours is so cute!

    Reply

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