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Home » Creative Recipes » Recipe Attributes » 30-Minutes-or-Less » Shortcut Christmas Cookies

Christmas Cookies Chocolate Mint Chips

Shortcut Christmas Cookies

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Nov 29, 2015
UPDATED: Dec 14, 2020
1 Review / 5 Average
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Shortcut Christmas Cookies, made with Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes, make Chocolate Mint Chip Sugar Cookies and Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies. #BakingWithBetty #ad

These Shortcut Christmas Cookies, including Chocolate Mint Chip Sugar Cookies and Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies, made with Betty Crocker® Sugar Cookie and Peanut Butter Cookie Mixes, are yummy, easy, and affordable, and help you Spread Holiday Cheer with simple surprises!

Christmas Cookies Chocolate Mint Chips

We are so fortunate to have family nearby. My sister lives about 10 minutes away. Eleven years ago a distant cousin spent about a year with my sister’s family when she was 18. So we got to know her while she lived with them.

Now she is all grown up, with a daughter of her own, and they decided to surprise us with a last minute visit. They called and said they would stop by in about an hour.  I knew it would be a quick visit, so we had to make the most of our time. It was also a celebration so I knew I had to quickly bake something sweet for a simple surprise.

Elvita and Maria meeting Grandma Lois

I know nothing I bake will be as sweet as this precious moment when this little one excitedly shared her baby photo on the cell phone with our yellow lab, Rosie. However, I wanted to bake some cute cookies for this sweet little girl.

Maria showing baby picture to Rosie

Since this visit was on short notice, I didn’t have a lot of time to bake. So I used the Betty Crocker®  Sugar Cookie Mix and Peanut Butter Mix, that I picked up earlier from Walmart, to quickly bake up some cookies for the occasion.

Christmas Sugar Cookie with Chocolate Mint Chips Collage

First, using the Betty Crocker® Sugar Cookie mix, I made some Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies by adding some creme de menthe chips to the cookie batter. It couldn’t have been any easier or affordable.

Christmas Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies Collage

Next I made these adorable Christmas Reindeer Cookies by using Betty Crocker® Peanut Butter Cookie Mix and adding chocolate covered pretzels for antlers and candy covered chocolate bits for the eyes and nose. Don’t worry if the eyes aren’t even or if the nose is out of place. That just makes it more fun.

Christmas Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies and Reindeer Cookies Collage

After about 10 minutes in the oven for each batch of cookies, the cookies were ready, and I was ready for their visit.

Kathy-Elvita-and-Maria-enjoying-cookies

I think you can tell by the looks on their faces that these Christmas Cookies were a hit!

Maria enjoying Reindeer and chocolate mint cookies

The reindeer cookies were especially a hit.

Maria enjoying reindeer and chocolate mint chip cookies

I’m happy I was able to Spread Cheer with Simple Surprises like these Shortcut Christmas Cookies.

It is your turn to start #BakingwithBetty with this special coupon for $0.50 off the Betty Crocker® cookie mixes!

How are you spreading cheer this Holiday season?

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Shortcut Christmas Cookies

These Shortcut Christmas Cookies, including Chocolate Mint Chip Sugar Cookies and Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies could not be any easier to make and are so delicious.
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas Cookies, Reindeer Cookies, Shortcut Christmas Cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 306kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

Chocolate Mint Chip Sugar Cookies

  • 1 pouch 1 lb 1.5 oz Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
  • 1/2 cup butter egg, and 1 tablespoon water called for on cookie mix package
  • 1/2 cup creme de menthe chips

Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

  • 1 pouch 1 lb 1.5 oz Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
  • Water vegetable oil and egg called for on cookie mix package
  • 24 chocolate covered mini pretzel twists
  • 36 candy covered chocolate bits
  • makes 12 cookies
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Instructions 

Chocolate Mint Chip Sugar Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix together the cookie mix, butter, egg, and water per the instructions on the cookie mix package.
  • Stir in the creme de menthe chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
  • Drop teaspoonfuls of dough on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for about 8 to 10 minutes.

Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • For each cookie, roll about a teaspoon of dough into a ball, then press it down with your fingertips to flatten it and form it into a triangle shape about 1 1/2 inches long.
  • On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, place 2 chocolate covered mini pretzel twists about 1 inch apart to look like antlers; press top of dough triangle gently into pretzels. Repeat with remaining dough and pretzels.
  • Place two candy covered chocolate bits onto each cookie to resemble the eyes, and one below those two to be the nose. Choose any color candy covered chocolate bits you like.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for about 8 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 440mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg

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Shortcut Christmas Cookies, made with Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes, make Chocolate Mint Chip Sugar Cookies and Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies. #BakingWithBetty #ad

 

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Betty Crocker. The opinions and text are all mine.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Betty Crocker. The opinions and text are all mine.

 

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Hi, I’m Michele Feuerborn, wife, and dog Mom, with 20+ years experience as a home cook. I’m the Founder of Flavor Mosaic, as well as the author, recipe developer, and photographer. I share fast, easy, flavorful recipes with bold flavors, featuring Instant Pot recipes and Southern and Mexican cuisines.

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