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An oatmeal cookie made to look like reindeer with candy eyes and pretzels on a white background.
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5 from 5 votes

Christmas Oatmeal Cookies

These Christmas Oatmeal Cookies are not only absolutely adorable but they taste amazing too. These are sure to be one of your new favorite holiday cookies to bake for friends and family!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 274kcal
Author: Audrey Wood
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Hand or stand mixer
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Large cookie scoop

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (two sticks) softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 cups quick oats
  • 1 cup chocolate chips or raisins
  • pretzel twists
  • candy eyes
  • M&M candies

Instructions

  • Begin by preheating your oven to 350° and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper (not wax paper) or greasing it.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream your sugar, brown sugar, butter (at room temperature), and vanilla extract together with a hand or stand mixer.
    1 cup unsalted butter (two sticks), 1 cup brown sugar, ½ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add in the eggs, oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix until well combined but do not over mix.
    2 large eggs, 1 ½ cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 3 cups quick oats, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Stir in the chocolate chips with a large spoon.
    1 cup chocolate chips
  • Using a large cookie scoop, drop the dough onto your baking sheet. Leave room for the cookies to spread.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges are golden. Once removed from the oven and while the cookies are still soft, quickly add the pretzels for the antlers, candy eyes, and M&M nose. If you wait too long, the pretzels won't stick to the cookies. Let the cookies rest for about 10 minutes before transferring.
    pretzel twists, candy eyes, M&M candies

Notes

Any nutritional information is an estimate by online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
 
Tips:
  • As soon as the cookies are out of the oven add the pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and M&M candies for noses.
  • Let the cookies set on the tray for about 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
  • Make sure your butter is softened to room temperature. If it is any softer, it can cause the cookies to spread too much.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 308IU | Vitamin C: 0.004mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg