Festive family food - Rudolph pretzel cookies

Today is about the perfect partners for a festive family party this Christmas. Making their second appearance for 2013 are the melted snowman iced spiced biscuits and new for this year are our Rudolph pretzel cookies.

Here's our simple steps for making these yummy Rudolph cookies : 

1. Make the cookie dough - I followed a simple cookie recipe found here minus the choc chips.

In addition for each cookie you will need - 2 Smartie eyes, 1 Smartie nose and 2 pretzels for antlers! 

2. Roll the dough in to small squashed sausage shapes / pear shapes. 

3. Bake for approx 7mins at 190 until the cookies start to go golden and crack. TIP: Make sure they are well spaced out on the baking trays as they will rise and spread during the cooking process.

4. Whip the cookies out of the oven and add a Smartie red nose and blue Smartie eyes by gently pressing into the dough. Add the choc covered pretzels the same way and return to the oven for approx 20seconds allowing the choc to melt into the dough. 

5. Take out of the oven and cool on a wire rack. 

TIP: If any of the Smarties fall off once cooled you can attach them back on using a small blob of icing sugar. 

Ta da...the cookies are ready to eat! Perfect I might say with a glass of milk or cup of tea! Enjoy and happy baking!