Rudolph Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Frosting and Edible Decorations Recipe
Create festive Rudolph Sugar Cookies with premade sugar cookies, chocolate frosting, and fun edible decorations. This easy no-bake assembly recipe is perfect for holiday parties and kid-friendly activities, resulting in adorable reindeer treats with pretzel antlers, Nilla wafer snouts, edible eyeballs, and red M&M noses.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes (using premade cookies) or 10-12 minutes if baking cookies
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- Premade Sugar Cookies or homemade sugar cookies
Chocolate Frosting
- Premade Chocolate Frosting or homemade chocolate frosting
Decorations
- Edible Eyeballs
- Mini Pretzels (for antlers)
- Mini Nilla Wafer Cookies (for snouts)
- Red M&Ms (for Rudolph’s nose)
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookies. Use premade sugar cookies or bake your own favorite sugar cookie recipe. Once baked, allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Shape Perfect Circles. To get perfectly round cookies, gently press the opening of a glass onto the warm cookie after baking to cut out a perfect circle. Let the cookies cool completely before decorating.
- Frost the Cookies. Apply a layer of chocolate frosting evenly on the cooled sugar cookies using a butter knife or spatula.
- Assemble the Rudolph Decorations. Attach pretzels on the top sides of the cookie as antlers. Place a mini Nilla wafer near the bottom center as the snout. Dab a small amount of frosting on the wafer and affix a red M&M on top for Rudolph’s nose. Finally, stick edible eyeballs above the snout.
- Serve and Enjoy. Let the frosting set slightly to hold decorations in place, then enjoy your festive Rudolph Sugar Cookies with family and friends!
Notes
- Use a glass rim to form perfectly round sugar cookies if using homemade dough.
- You can substitute chocolate frosting with cream cheese frosting for a different flavor.
- Ensure cookies are completely cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to 3 days.
- Edible eyeballs can be found at baking supply stores or online.
Keywords: Rudolph Sugar Cookies, Holiday Cookies, Christmas Treats, No-Bake Cookie Decoration, Festive Desserts
