Reindeer Poop Cookies
Reindeer Poop Cookies are a yummy way for moms to score big points with their kiddos at Christmas! These soft, chewy cookies with red and green buttercream frosting are so festive!
Servings: 36
Calories: 208kcal
Equipment
- 1 Cookie Cutter: circle
- 1 disposable piping bag with a large circle tip
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups Powder sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
Red and Green Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Red and Green gel food coloring
Instructions
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, powder sugar, vanilla and egg, and mix until combined and creamy.
- Using a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tarter.
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed.
- Using your hands continue to mix until fully combined.
- Lightly flour a cutting board and knead the cookie dough a couple of times.
- Roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut out 12 Circles and place onto a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Repeat steps until completely out of dough.
- Let cookies cool completely.
Buttercream Frosting Directions:
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy.
- Mix in the powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract until combined and smooth.
- If the frosting is to thin, mix in 1/4 C more of powdered sugar.
- Divide the frosting into two bowls and add green gel food coloring into one bowl.
- Add red gel food coloring into the second bowl.
- Place piping bag in the glass and fold the edges over the sides of the glass.
- Scoop the red frosting into one side of the piping bag.
- Scoop the green frosting into the other side of the piping bag.
- Pipe the frosting onto the cookies starting from the middle of the cookie and going around to the edge of the cookie.
- Allow frosting to slightly harden for an hour before enjoying!
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 346IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg