Sugar & Spice Reindeer

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 tablespoon Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
• Mini chocolate covered pretzels
• Brown candy-coated chocolate pieces
• Red gumdrops, cut in half or red candy-coated chocolate pieces

1. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves in bowl; set aside.
2. Combine sugar and 1/2 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
3. Add egg, whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
4. Add flour mixture gradually, beating at low speed after each addition.
5. Divide dough in half.
6. Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly.
7. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; chill at least 2 hours or overnight until firm.
8. Heat oven to 400F.
9. Roll out dough, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
10. Cut with 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter.
11. Place 1 inch apart onto large ungreased cookie sheets.
12. Bake 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is set.
13. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.
14. Cool completely.
15. Combine powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla in bowl; beat at low speed, adding enough milk for desired frosting consistency.
16. Reserve 1/4 cup frosting.
17. Add melted chocolate to remaining frosting; continue beating until well mixed.
18. Frost cooled cookies.
19. Set 2 pretzels on top of heart to form antlers.
20. Create 2 eyes using reserved white frosting; top with brown candy-coated chocolate piece.
21. Place red gumdrop onto frosting for nose, cut-side down.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3340/sugar-spice-reindeer (may not work)