Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies are a quick and easy cookie that is always a family favorite and a perfect to make with your kids!
For this cookie recipe, we’re focusing on the decoration piece rather than the baking. This is a great holiday project to do with the kids since it’s so quick and easy doesn’t require your oven.
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Where to get Reindeer Gingerbread Cookies
What makes this recipe so easy is that you can buy everything premade at the store. If you’d like to make your own, go right ahead. You can purchase everything to make these yummy cookie sandwiches with just a quick trip to Walmart. I personally love freshly made gingersnaps so a pitstop by a local grocery store or bakery might be worth your time.
Or, give this homemade ginger snaps recipe a try. We think you’ll like it.
Why This Reindeer Recipe is a Keeper
One of the reasons why we love this recipe is because it requires very little mess, a small amount of time and is still delicious. I know the holidays can be stressful and busy but making this cute cookie doesn’t have to be!
- 10 Minutes: Since there’s no baking time, decorating will only take you about 10 minutes.
- 5 Easy Ingredients: Since we’re using all store bought ingredients, grab whatever you like.
- Family Friendly: Your whole family is going to love these, especially the kids.
- Perfect for the Holidays: This cute reindeer cookie would be great for a Christmas cookie platter. You can make these cookies with molasses cookies or sugar cookies.
If you’re looking for more Christmas treats, try these Sugar Cookie Fudge, Peppermint Sugar Cookies and Snowman Oreo Balls
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How Do I Get The Candies to Stick?
To get the candies to stick, use frosting! Frosting will act almost as glue when you’re “gluing” on your candies for the eyes and nose.
Ingredient Notes for Christmas Gingerbread
Kids love Santa and his reindeer but sometimes you do not have time to stop and grab the bowls, flour, ginger, egg and granulated sugar. Here we turn gingerbread cookies into an adorable treat.
- Reindeer Antlers: You’re probably not going to find these cupcake toppers anywhere in store, but they’re available to order on Amazon. They also have candy molds to make edible antlers.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for the Cinnamon Sugar Cream Cookies
- Toppers: To make edible antlers, pipe melting chocolate onto parchment paper/wax paper and allow to set.
- Eyes: Instead of candies, use black icing to make black dots for eyes. Or you could use chocolate chips for the Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies.
- Upside Down Gingerbread Man Reindeer: Your cookies can either be disks or you can flip gingerbread men upside down, they will look like reindeer! Grab a gingerbread man cookie cutter and cut out your cookies. Flip them so their heads are at the bottom. The gingerbread man’s legs will act as the antlers, the arms will be the ears and the body and head will be the reindeer’s face.
How to Make Gingerbread Cookie Reindeer
These cute reindeer gingerbread cookies come together in just 3 simple steps.
These are the basic steps for making Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
STEP 1: Prep
Lay down a large sheet of parchment paper on baking sheets and fill a piping bag with cream cheese frosting.
STEP 2: Faces
To make the faces, scoop frosting into piping bags and make small dots of frosting where the eyes and nose will be. Then, place eyes and m&m nose on the frosting dot.
STEP 3: Sandwich
To make the sandwich part, pipe frosting over entire backside of the cookies and put the face cookie on top of the frosting. To finish, place the antlers in between the layers.
Recipe FAQs for the No Bake Gingerbread
Expert Tips for Making This Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies Recipe
- Edible Antlers: Feel free to use pretzels for the antlers, then the cookie will be completely edible.
- Different Cookies: Maybe your family doesn’t love gingersnaps, use whatever kind of cookie you like.
- Different Frosting: You could try a frosting with cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, chocolate… whatever you like!
- Sugar Cookie: Use a sugar cookie dipped in chocolate for the base. Then stick the candies directly to the chocolate before it sets.
- Smaller Version: Try using an oreo cookie for the base of your reindeer cookie and stick the antlers into the filling.
- Make Your Own: Have a great recipe for gingersnaps and cream cheese frosting? Go ahead and make your cookies and frosting!
More Reindeer Gingerbread Cookie Inspired Recipes
Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 24 Gingersnap cookies
- 8 ounces Cream cheese frosting
- 12 Red mini M&M’s
- 24 Sugar decorator eyes
Instructions
- Fill piping bag with cream cheese frosting.
- To make the faces, on the front side of the cookies pipe small dots of frosting where the eyes and nose will be.
- Then place eyes and m&m nose on the frosting dot.
- To make the sandwich part, pipe frosting over entire backside surface of the cookies.
- Put the face cookie on top of the piped frosting.
- Place the antlers in between the layers.
- Rudolf is ready!
Expert Tips
- Edible Antlers: Feel free to use pretzels for the antlers, then the cookie will be completely edible.
- Different Cookies: Maybe your family doesn’t love gingersnaps, use whatever kind of cookie you like.
- Different Frosting: You could try a frosting with cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla, chocolate… whatever you like!
- Sugar Cookie: Use a sugar cookie dipped in chocolate for the base. Then stick the candies directly to the chocolate before it sets.
- Smaller Version: Try using an oreo cookie for the base of your reindeer cookie and stick the antlers into the filling.
- Make Your Own: Have a great recipe for gingersnaps and cream cheese frosting? Go ahead and make your cookies and frosting!