Christmas Reindeer Cookies

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated gingerbread or peanut butter cookies
64 small pretzel twists
64 semisweet chocolate chips (about 1/4 cup)
16 candied cherries, cut in half, if desired

Heat oven to 350°F. Unwrap the roll of refrigerated cookie dough. With hands, shape the roll into a triangle-shaped log. (If dough is too soft to cut, place in freezer 30 minutes.)

With thin sharp knife (or cheese cutter), cut dough into 32 (1/4-inch-thick) triangular slices. Place triangular cookie wedges on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Place 2 pretzel twists on each triangle near corners to form the reindeer antlers.

Place cookies in the oven and bake according to package directions (about 7 to 11 minutes). While still warm, lightly press 2 chocolate chips into each cookie for eyes and 1 cherry half for nose. Let cookies stand on the sheet for a few minutes to cool.

Remove from cookie sheets and move to cooling rack or hard surface. Let cookies stand until chocolate chips are set, about 15 to 30 minutes. If the kids don't eat all the reindeer cookies, they can be stored between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

Recipe & photo from Pillsbury.com.

16 ounces chocolate-flavored candy coating
64 mini pretzel twists
1 (16 ounce) package Nutter Butter sandwich cookies
64 miniature M&M baking bits (blue or green) or white mini chocolate chips (for eyes)
32 cinnamonred cinnamon candies or red miniature M&M baking bits

Microwave the chocolate in a small glass dish on high for 3 minutes, stirring several times.

Line cookie sheets with wax paper or silpat. Dip each Nutter Butter cookie in the chocolate and place on the wax paper. Press two mini M&M's or white chocolate chips to make the reindeer eyes and a red candy or M&M to make the rudolph nose. You can use black piping gel to make the pupils on the eyes.

Form the antlers by dipping a small portion of each mini pretzel twist in chocolate and adhering it to the cookies on each side.

Let chocolate covered oreo cookies or Nutter Butters set up either at room temperature or in the refrigerator if you are in a hurry.