And then at the beginning of January I have to go back to my day job as an Engineer. My maternity leave is officially over! đ Thankfully this blog has been very successful this year, so Iâm only going back part time. But Iâm still stressed about how Iâm going to do everything I do now, plus get up and go to work each day. So I tossed and turned in bed last night until about 2am listening to my husband breathe, while I laid there trying to think un-stressful thoughts. Why do we do this to ourselves?! I can totally understand why there were years that my mom finished her Christmas shopping and wrapping in October!
At least Iâve managed to fit in a little bit of Christmas baking. Since this was the first time in YEARS that Iâve used my rolling pin, I figured I better take advantage of the situation and get two cookie designs from it. So these came from the same batch as the Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies I posted about last week. I got the idea for them here â Arenât they the cutest cookies ever?! They are so easy! I have no idea how to properly roll dough. I thought the cookies turned out okay though? Are the edges of the rolled dough supposed to be so ragged, like in my picture below? I have no idea?
I didnât have a circle cookie cutter, so I just used a wine glass to cut out my circles. Worked like a charm! The cookies turned out beautifully! Perfectly round, with even colour and no darkening around the edges. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself!
To decorate them, I used Wiltonâs Black Gel Icing, Wiltonâs White Decorating Icing, and red and brown M&Mâs. The recipe for the cookies is at the bottom of this post.
Start by using the black gel icing to draw two tiny eyes, pretty much right in the center of the cookie.
Then draw two diagonal lines upwards away from the eyes.
Then more diagonal lines to complete the antlers.
Add a generous dot of white icing where the nose is going to go.
Then gently press on the M&M with the âMâ side facing down. Easy peasy!
Arenât they cute!? My 5 year old doesnât really like icing, so she enjoyed these much more than the Christmas Tree sugar cookies we made. Thereâs just enough icing on these to add a tiny bit of sweetness, but itâs not over powering.
The black gel icing dries surprisingly firm. It looks wet in the photos, but itâs just shiny. Itâs relatively firm to the touch, and just a bit sticky.
My husband thought I should have only made one Rudolph cookie with a red nose, and the rest brown, but I thought the red ones were way cuter! I love the pop of colour! This is the same recipe I used for the Christmas Tree sugar cookies, and itâs wonderful! The cookies were perfect, even though Iâm a newbie sugar cookie maker.
These reindeer sugar cookies are really easy to make and they look ADORABLE! The gel icing dries hard enough that theyâll travel well. And I love that itâs just enough icing to add some sweetness. Wouldnât they be perfect to send to a class party or to bring to a Christmas potluck?
