Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Cookies

½ cup unsalted butter softened

¾ cup smooth peanut butter

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

48 large red m&m's

96 semi sweet chocolate chips

Pretzels broken into 96 1 in. pieces

1. Pre heat oven to 375.
2. Grease two baking pans.
3. In a large bowl mix butter, peanut butter, and sugar. (2-3 min.)
4. Add in egg and vanilla extract and mix 3 until combined.
5. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until a dough forms.
6. Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
7. Place on greased sheet aprox. 1 inch away from each other.
8. Cook one sheet at a time for 8-10 min. or until bottoms are golden brown.
9. For each cookie immediately put 2 chocolate chips for the eyes, 1 m&m for the nose, and 2 pretzels for antlers.
10. Transfer to wire sheet after decorated to cool. (1-2 hrs.)

Makes 48 cookies