Wagon Wheel Reindeer Treats
These wagon wheel reindeer treats are so fun to make during the holidays! It doesn’t get much easier than wagon wheels and candy reindeer features.
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These wagon wheel reindeer treats are absolutely darling and perfect for Christmas. We love creating fun food to help celebrate the holidays!
These cute treats are so much fun to make with the kids during the Christmas season. Little hands can easily add a little frosting and reindeer features to these Christmas reindeer treats.
With pretzels twist antlers, candy eyes and a red M&M nose, they make the cutest kid food for the holidays. These adorable reindeer treats are the perfect holiday snack to take to your next Christmas party!
What are wagon wheels?
- If you haven’t tried this delicious snack food yet, you should!
- They consist of two cookie wafers that sandwich a marshmallow filling and are coated in milk chocolate.
- These delicious marshmallow snacks are great for creating easy recipes this holiday season.
- I try to keep a box of wagon wheels in the pantry so that I can quickly make these easy reindeer treats for holiday parties.
WHAT MAKES THESE THE BEST REINDEER TREATS?
- These easy treats only require a few ingredients from the grocery store.
- No fancy cookie cutters or tools are needed.
- These cute reindeer treats are so easy to make that the kids will love them!
- Creating reindeer snacks is a fun way to get into the holiday spirit.
How to make wagon wheel reindeer:
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Ingredients:
- 9 Chocolate Marshmallow Wagon Wheels, unwrapped
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips, for melting
- Pretzel twists
- Red M&Ms
- Candy eyes
Directions:
1. Open the box of wagon wheels and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
2. In a microwave safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips at 15 second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate is completely melted.
3. Use the chocolate to stick the reindeer features into place on the wagon wheel.
4. Place a dab of chocolate at the bottom of each treat to attach a red M&M nose and candy eyeballs.
5. Use two dabs of chocolate at the top of the cookie to attach the pretzel antlers.
Tip: be sure to use a generous amount of melted chocolate and really press the features into the cookie so that they stick.
6. Put the baking sheet in the fridge for 30 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden before serving.
TIPS FOR MAKING THESE REINDEER TREATS:
- Lay the chocolate covered treat on a cookie tray for easy moving and transporting before serving.
- These cookies are best served and stored on a flat surface as they tend to break when stored in a bag or bowl.
- Store these yummy treats in a large freezer bag or airtight container for up to a week at room temperature. They can also be stored in the freezer for up to three months.
More Reindeer Treat Tips:
- Use red hots or any other red candy for the red noses instead of m&ms.
- Mini pretzels, pretzel sticks or pretzel rods could be used for antlers.
- Use white candy melts, chocolate candy melts or a dot of frosting to stick features to the cookies.
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Some of my kitchen essentials:
- I love using this non-stick bakeware for all of my baking.
- These silicone mitts are perfect for grasping hot pans and baking dishes.
- This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
- These parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging and these large Rubbermaid food storage containers are great for storing baking in the freezer.
This would make a cute idea for kids to create for holiday festivities. Who doesn’t love an adorable reindeer treat with pretzel antlers?!
More fun reindeer treats:
- Reindeer Graham Cracker Cookies
- Wagon Wheel Reindeer
- Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls
- Wafer Reindeer Cookies
- Reindeer Sugar Cookies
- Reese’s Reindeer Treats
- Reindeer Chocolate Bark
- Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats
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Wagon Wheel Reindeer Treats
Ingredients
- 9 Chocolate Marshmallow Wagon Wheels unwrapped
- ¼ cup chocolate chips for melting
- 18 pretzel twists
- Red and brown M&Ms
- Candy eyes
Instructions
- 1. Unwrap the wagon wheels and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- 2. In a microwave safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips at 15 second intervals, stirring between, until completely melted.
- 3. Use the chocolate to “glue” the reindeer features into place on the wagon wheel.
- 4. Place a dab of chocolate towards the bottom for the nose, two small dabs for eyes and two large dots of chocolate at the top to affix the pretzels to the sides, forming antlers.
- 5. Put the baking sheet in the fridge for 30 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden before serving.
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