Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

Christmas Reindeer Cookies

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 5m
Cook Time: 2h 35m
Total Time: 2h 40m
Temp.: 170 °C
Servings: 10
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (12 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

350
Calories
13g
Fat
55g
Carbs
41g
Sugars
1g
Fiber
2g
Protein
Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

Recipe Description

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:

Ingredients for Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Combine flour and butter

    3 min
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    In a food processor, pulse the flour and butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

  2. 2

    Add sugar and egg yolk

    3 min
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    Add sugar and pulse lightly again. Add yolk, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Continue pulsing until the mixture begins to come together.

  3. 3

    Knead

    5 min
    Step 3 - Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

    Roll out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.

  4. 4

    Refrigerate

    45 min
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    Portion into two discs, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes to an hour, until chilled and firm.

  5. 5

    Preheated oven and prepare baking sheet

    10 min

    Preheat the oven to 170 °C, fan 150°C, gas 3 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  6. 6

    Cut cookie shapes

    10 min
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    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.

  7. 7

    Cut out nose

    15 min
    Step 7 - Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

    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.

  8. 8

    Prepare second side of Jammie Dodger

    10 min
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    With the second disc of dough, cut out more gingerbread shapes, without nose piercings, for the other side of the Jammie Dodger.

  9. 9

    Bake

    14 min
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    Bake the biscuits for 12-14 minutes, until lightly golden. Set aside to cool completely.

  10. 10

    Add jam

    5 min
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    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.

  11. 11

    Prepare buttercream

    5 min
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    Using a hand beater, whisk the butter, icing sugar and vanilla extract together, until soft and cream.

  12. 12

    Fill noses

    10 min
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    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.

  13. 13

    Prepare icing sugar

    3 min
    Step 13 - Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

    In a separate bowl, sift 25g icing sugar and ½ teaspoon of boiling water. Stir well into a thick, white icing.

  14. 14

    Decorate reindeer faces

    10 min
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    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.

  15. 15

    Serve

    30 min
    Step 15 - Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

    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!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (12 reviews)
Ulysses Mitchell
January 7, 2025
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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.

John Matthews
December 2, 2024
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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!

Clare Thompson
November 8, 2023
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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!

Steve
October 12, 2023
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These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers are sooo fun to make! My kids loved helping decorate and it brought back great memories.

Jasmine Torres
October 6, 2023
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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!

Pierre Dupont
July 11, 2022
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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.

Yardley
November 14, 2021
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These Reindeer Jammie Dodgers are just awesome! Made 'em for the holidays & they were gone in minutes. Pure nostalgia, man!

Ethan Carter
June 20, 2021
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Super fun cookies!

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