REINDEER TRACK COOKIES

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I loved finding deer tracks in snow when I was a kid. One day I was looking at coffee beans, and I realized they look like little hoof prints. That's how I came up with this fun recipe.-Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 5-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1-1/4 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting
Edible silver glitter
1 cup whole coffee beans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, espresso powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to shape., Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 3 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely., Spread frosting over cookies; sprinkle with glitter. Gently press coffee beans into frosting, split sides up.

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