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Gingerbread Reindeer

December 1, 2016 By Cooking Mamas Leave a Comment

Gingerbread Reindeer

Gingerbread Reindeer
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Upside down Gingerbread Men = Gingerbread Reindeer!
  • CourseDessert
  • CuisineAmerican
  • Skill LevelModerate
Servings
20-24 cookies
Servings
20-24 cookies
Gingerbread Reindeer
Votes: 1
Rating: 5
You:
Rate this recipe!
Print Recipe
Upside down Gingerbread Men = Gingerbread Reindeer!
  • CourseDessert
  • CuisineAmerican
  • Skill LevelModerate
Servings
20-24 cookies
Servings
20-24 cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 (14.5 oz.) box gingerbread cake & cookie mix or recipe below
  • 2 t. all-purpose flour plus more for rolling
  • 1/4 c. water
  • 2 T. butter melted
  • 1 tub white frosting divided
  • Wilton’s green gel food coloring
  • Wilton’s black gel food coloring
  • Candy eyes
  • Red hot candies
  • Red confetti sprinkles
Servings: cookies
Units:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together cookie mix and flour. Add water and melted butter, stir until dough forms.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a gingerbread cutter, cut out reindeer, place them on prepared baking sheets.
  4. Bake 8-10 minutes or until the edges are firm (Do not over bake). Cool on sheets for 1 minute; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  5. Place 1/4 white frosting and green food coloring into a piping bag fitted with a small leaf tip #352. Place 1/4 white frosting and black food coloring into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip #5. Place remaining 1/2 tub white frosting into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip #5.
  6. “Glue” on candy eyes and a red hot nose with white frosting. Pipe eye brows, ears, and antlers, with white frosting. Pipe a mouth with black frosting. Pipe two green leaves. Place three “holly berries” red confetti sprinkles over leaves.
  7. Allow cookies to set up/dry for an hour or two before serving.
Recipe Notes

Homemade Gingerbread Cookies

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