FAKE N' BAKE: Reindeer Cookies

Ok, so a lot of us independent sistas cannot cook. However, as smart educated women, we have the ability to dibble and dabble in a little trickery, also known as Fake n' Bakin'. For those who don't know what that is, Fake n' Bakin' is when you take something store bought or pre-cooked, pre-made, and just add a small twist to it, in which you can call it your own. :) With the Holidays coming up, we've found the cutest little christmas cookies! These are sure to impress your handsome new neighbor, or you can even slap these on a christmas platter and bring them to your boyfriends, "Momma Payne". Enjoy!

Take note: Be creative ladies, take this recipe to the limit. You aren't solely limited to reindeers. For example, get chocolate icing and create black santas! That will get you automatic brownie points...trust me.

Ingredients:

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury Create n' Bake refrigerated sugar cookies, 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup vanilla ready-to-spread frosting, 64 small pretzel twists, 64 semisweet chocolate chips (about 1/4 cup), 16 gumdrops (cut if half)

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough; work flour into dough until well blended. Shape roll of cookie dough into triangle-shaped log. (If dough is too soft to cut, place in freezer 30 minutes.)

With thin sharp knife, cut dough into 32 (1/4-inch-thick) triangular slices; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

Frost cookies with frosting. Place 2 pretzel twists on each triangle near corners for antlers. Lightly press 2 chocolate chips into each cookie for eyes and 1 halved gumdrop for nose. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

Ladies, don't forget about the christmas tins and/or platters. You are most likely to find cuteness at Target!