This Reindeer Jammie Dodgers recipe will capture your imagination and your hearts and the kids will love you for it! Everyone’s childhood favorite and definitely mine – biscuit cookies filled with jam and a cute reindeer face decorated on top made from icing sugar and black food coloring gel.
Adults love them to and you can serve them to your guests with a hot drink to dunk your Jammie dodgers into!
To make Reindeer Jammie Dodgers, you will need the following ingredients:
In a food processor, pulse the flour and butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add sugar and pulse lightly again. Add yolk, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Continue pulsing until the mixture begins to come together.
Roll out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
Portion into two discs, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes to an hour, until chilled and firm.
Preheat the oven to 170 °C, fan 150°C, gas 3 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Roll out dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape out one disc to 3mm thick. Using an 11cm tall gingerbread man cutter stamp out the dough, re-rolling the offcuts until all of the first disc of dough is used.
Turn the gingerbread men upside down so their legs are facing away from you and using a 1cm round cutter cut out a circle in the lower half of the head part of each gingerbread man, for the jam-filled nose. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate a second time for at least 10 minutes to set and firm up.
With the second disc of dough, cut out more gingerbread shapes, without nose piercings, for the other side of the Jammie Dodger.
Bake the biscuits for 12-14 minutes, until lightly golden. Set aside to cool completely.
Once cooled, lay the whole biscuits out onto a work space, legs away from you, and spread with a scant teaspoon of jam almost to the edges, on each one.
Using a hand beater, whisk the butter, icing sugar and vanilla extract together, until soft and cream.
Thinly and evenly spread over the whole other side of each ‘nose pierced’ cookies with the prepared buttercream. Sandwich on top of the jam-sided biscuit and spoon a little more jam into the nose to fill the hole.
In a separate bowl, sift 25g icing sugar and ½ teaspoon of boiling water. Stir well into a thick, white icing.
Spoon both icings into disposable piping bags and snip off the tips to make precise, piping holes. Using the black icing to pipe mouths, ears, eye outlines and antlers. Allow to dry. Once dried use the white icing to fill in the eyes. Allow to dry and then add the black icing again to make pupils in the eyes.
Allow icing to set completely before serving.
What would Christmas be without these Reindeer Jammie Dodgers. Soft, sweet and gooey and just the cookie you need to add to your family feast. Let us know what other Christmas recipes you loved and tried and tag #cookmerecipes online!
These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers are a blast from the past. I made 'em for my little niece's holiday party and they were a huge hit. The kids went wild over the reindeer faces, and honestly, I enjoyed 'em just as much. Real simple to whip up too. Definitely gonna make these again.
Superb! I made these Reindeer Jammie Dodgers for my grandkids and they absolutely loved them! The smiles on their faces reminded me of my own childhood. Easy to make and fun to decorate, these cookies are a delightful treat that brings the family together. Thank you for this great recipe!
These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers were a hit at our family holiday party! Simple to make and the kids loved decorating them.
I made these Reindeer Jammie Dodgers for a holiday party. They were a big hit! Super cute and simple to make, just like my mom used to do.
OMG! These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers are like the coolest thing ever! Made them with my kids last weekend, and we had a blast decorating. Perfect treat for the holidays!
Absolutely loved makin' these Reindeer Jammie Dodgers with my kids! They turned out so cute and tasty, everyone devoured them for after-school snacks. Definately a new holiday tradition for us!
These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers are sooo fun to make! My kids loved helping decorate and it brought back great memories.
Hice estas galletas para la fiesta de cumpleaños de mi hijo y fueron un éxito total. A todos les encantaron, incluso a los adultos. ¡Súper deliciosas!
I made these with my kids for holiday baking. They turned out adorable and were so fun to decorate! Thankful for this recipe.
I made these Reindeer Jammie Dodgers for my little cousin's birthday. They were a hit! The cute faces put everyone in a good mood and the jam filling was scrumptious.
These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers are simply great. My kids loved making them with me for Christmas. The joy on their faces was priceless, just like my childhood memories.
These are super fun and nostalgic. Made 'em with my niece, and we had a blast decorating. Perfect treat for the holidays.
These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers are just awesome! Made 'em for the holidays & they were gone in minutes. Pure nostalgia, man!
Super fun cookies!
Epic! Made these for the kids' party and they went bonkers over 'em! So easy to whip up, and they looked so cute! Will def make again! 🦌❤️
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