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Spicy Rudolph's
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| Servings: Makes 24 Spicy Rudolph Cookies |
| Comments: They are so much fun to make and it is nice to see the finished product in a beautiful Christmas dish. I make them every year. MAKES: 24 Spicy Rudolph Cookies PREP TIME: 30 minutes FREEZE TIME (dough): At least 2 hours BAKE TIME: 11 minutes per batch DECORATING SKILL: Easy to average skill level, depending on your decorating skills. Planning Tip: Make up to 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature with waxed paper between layers. |
Ingredients:  1 box (about 14 oz.) gingerbread and cookie mix 1 bag (10 oz.) thin pretzels (each about 2 1/2 in. across) 24 unsugared red gumdrops (Dots), from two 7-oz boxes 24 spearmint gumdrop leaves 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted 48 small white oval mints (Tic Tacs) |
| Instructions: 1. Prepare gingerbread mix using cookie or gingersnap recipe on box. Shape dough into a 12-inch long log. Wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper and freeze at least 2 hours or until firm enough to slice. 2. Carefully break enough pretzels to form 2 antlers for each reindeer. 3. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat baking sheet(s) with nonstick spray. Slice dough into 1/4-inch thick rounds. 4. For each reindeer, overlap 2 rounds (head and muzzle) on prepared baking sheet, leaving room between each reindeer for antlers. Insert antlers under dough at top of head; press dough gently around antlers. 5. Bake 8 to 11 minutes until cookies look dry. Cool on baking sheet 1 to 2 minutes before removing with a wide spatula to a wire rack to cool completely. 6. For Nose, Smile and Holly Berries: Slice a 1/8-inch thick round from bottom of red gumdrop. Set top aside for nose. Cut round in half crosswise and scoop off a little from the straight edge of one half to form Rudolph's smile; set aside. Roll scraps into berries. Holly Leaves: Cut spearmint leaves in half lengthwise. Turn sticky surface up, press on berries and set aside. 7. Using a toothpick as a spreader and melted chocolate as "glue," glue nose, smile and holly leaves on cookies. Glue on mints for eyes; dot with chocolate for pupils. Let stand until chocolate sets. Makes: 24 Spicy Rudolph Cookies. |
| Source: Magazine |
| Submitted By: Shauna Morey |
| Date: Sept. 14, 2002 |