The reindeer cookies are made using an upside-down gingerbread man cutter. Take a look at the chocolate sugar cookie recipe. The reindeer is decorated with an M&M for a Rudolph red nose. Just perfect for gifting or school lunches in the lead-up to Christmas.
Add butter, sugar and egg to the TM Bowl. Combine 30 sec/Speed 4.
280 g salted butter, 2 eggs, 330 g brown sugar
Scrape down the bowl and add the butterfly in the TM bowl.
Combine 2 min/Speed 4.
Remove the butterfly.
Add the flour, cocoa, and milk to the TM Bowl.
25 g Dutch cocoa, 525 g plain flour, 15 g milk
Remove the MC and add the spatula.
Combine 2 min/Speed 4. Use the spatula to help combine the dough.
Scrape down the bowl. Combine 1min/Speed 4. (with the help of the spatula.
Divide the dough into two equal parts.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and flatten it so it is easier to roll later.
Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tray with paper.
Remove the dough from the fridge. Unwrap and allow the dough to stay on the plastic.
Place another sheet of plastic wrap over the dough.
Roll the dough between the plastic into a ½cm thickness.
Remove the top sheet of plastic.
Use the cookie cutter to cover the dough in gingerbread men.
Carefully remove the excess dough from around the gingerbread men.
Using the bottom piece of plastic gently lift each cookie one by one onto the prepared tray.
Bake for approximately 25 minutes, checking after 15 minutes
Once cooked allow the cookies to cool on the tray.
Continue to roll the remaining dough and cut additional cookies until there is no dough left.
Chcolate Royal Icing
Place the icing sugar and cocoa into a clean, dry TM bowl. Blits 10 sec/Speed 8.
240 g pure icing sugar, 15 g Dutch cocoa
Add a hand beaten egg white and water to the Tm bowl. Combine 2 min/Speed 2.
1 egg white, 15 g water
Place the icing in the piping bag.
Decorating the Cookies
Trace around the reindeer face with the icing, and then fill with more of the icing.
Use the icing to draw on antlers.
Whilst the icing is still wet add the eyes and red nose.
24 red M&M's, 48 fondant eyes
Notes
Only work on one reindeer at a time as the icing will dry quickly.Store in an airtight container. The reindeer can be sealed in cellophane bags and will keep fresh for weeks.