Slice 'n Bake Rudolph Cookies

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 48 large pretzel twists, broken in half
• 96 brown candy-coated milk chocolate pieces*
• 16 small red spice gumdrops, sliced 1/4-inch thick (3 slices per gumdrop)

1. Combine brown sugar, butter and maple flavoring in bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
3. Add egg; continue beating until well mixed.
4. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed.
5. Divide dough in half.
6. Roll each half into 6-inch log.
7. Wrap each in plastic food wrap.
8. Refrigerate at least 2 hours until firm.
9. Heat oven to 350F.
10. Cut 1 log at a time, keeping remaining log refrigerated, into 1/4-inch slices with sharp knife.
11. Place each slice onto ungreased cookie sheet; pinch 1 end of slice to form triangle-shape.
12. Press 2 pretzel pieces into dough on wide end for antlers, 2 chocolate pieces for eyes and 1 gumdrop piece for nose.
13. Bake 8-11 minutes or until lightly browned.
14. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling racks.
15. Cool completely.
16. Store between sheets of waxed paper in loosely covered container.

brown sugar, butter, maple, egg, flour, baking powder, baking soda, chocolate, red spice gumdrops

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1676/slice-n-bake-rudolph-cookies (may not work)