Peanut Butter Rudolph Reindeer

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Peanut Butter Rudolph Reindeer
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup
  2. unsalted butter, softened
  3. 3/4 cup
  4. peanut butter
  5. 1/3 cup
  6. granulated sugar
  7. 1/3 cup
  8. packed light brown sugar
  9. 1
  10. large egg
  11. 1 teaspoon
  12. pure vanilla extract
  13. 1 1/2 cups
  14. all-purpose flour
  15. 1 teaspoon
  16. baking soda
  17. 1/2 teaspoon
  18. salt
  19. 48
  20. large red M&M candies
  21. 96
  22. mini semisweet chocolate chips
  23. Pretzels, broken into 96 1-inch pieces
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F and place rack in center. Grease two baking sheets. In a large mixer bowl beat together butter, peanut butter and sugars on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes. Add egg and extract; beat until combined. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt until a dough forms. Roll into 1-inch balls and place 1 inch apart on prepared sheets.
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  3. Bake, one sheet at a time, until just set and bottoms are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. For each cookie, immediately place 1 M&M in center for nose, 2 chocolate chips for eyes and 2 pretzel pieces on top for antlers. Transfer cookies on sheets to a wire rack and let cool completely. (Can be made ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, in single layers separated by waxed paper, up to 2 days.
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