Name: Rudolf the reindeer cookies
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 90 gram butter; 1 egg; 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/3 cup (25g) desiccated coconut; 1/3 cup (35g) wheat germ; 2/3 cup (100g) wholemeal plain (all-purpose) flour; 1/3 cup (50g) white self-raising flour; 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; 20 pretzels (40g); 1/4 cup (45g) dark (semi-sweet) choc bits; 10 giant choc orange balls (70g)

Ingredients

90 gram butter

1 egg

1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar

1/3 cup (25g) desiccated coconut

1/3 cup (35g) wheat germ

2/3 cup (100g) wholemeal plain (all-purpose) flour

1/3 cup (50g) white self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon mixed spice

20 pretzels (40g)

1/4 cup (45g) dark (semi-sweet) choc bits

10 giant choc orange balls (70g)

Method

1. Have butter and egg at room temperature.

2.Beat butter, egg and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until combined. Stir in coconut, wheat germ and sifted flours and spice. Enclose dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.

3.Roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Place on tray; refrigerate 30 minutes.

4.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease and line oven trays with baking paper.

5.Using a 9cm round cutter, cut 10 rounds from dough, re-rolling scraps as necessary. Place rounds about 7.5cm apart on trays. Slide an ice-block stick under each cookie; press down firmly. Position two pretzels on each cookie for antlers; press down firmly. Decorate cookies with Choc Bits for eyes and mouths. Bake about 12 minutes.

6.Immediately press choc orange balls onto hot cookies for noses. Cool on trays.

You need 10 ice-block sticks. If the choc orange balls don’t stick to the cookies, secure them with a little melted chocolate.
Note

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