Christmas Eve provides the perfect opportunity to make special treats for Santa! However, don’t forget about the most famous reindeer of all, in addition to: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen!

These Christmas Eve recipes are designed to be simple, fun, and most importantly, memorable for you and your kids.

Santa’s Festive Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 roll of sugar cookie dough

• 1 container of vanilla frosting

• Red and green sprinkles

• Food Coloring

Directions:

1. Bake cookies according to package directions.

2. While cookies bake, divide vanilla frosting into separate bowls.

3. Add drops of the food coloring to each bowl until you create the
desired effect.

4. After cookies cool, decorate the cookies with the different colored frostings and sprinkles.

5. Place on a plate along with a special note to Santa.

Santa’s Snowman Cookie Ball Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 box of vanilla wafers (crushed)

• ¾ cup of grated coconut

• 1 cup of powdered sugar

• ½ cup frozen orange juice (undiluted)

Directions:

1. Place wafers in a large plastic bag and seal tightly.

2. Crumble the vanilla wafers by squishing the bag between your fingers.

3. Mix the vanilla wafer crumb and the grated coconut in a large bowl.

4. Add the undiluted frozen orange juice and mix well.

5. Create balls of different sizes in order to make the snowman’s top, middle, and bottom section.

6. Roll each of the orange balls in powdered sugar, and place two to three balls on top of each other to create a snowmen family for Santa.

Rudolph’s Reindeer Food Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of dry instant oatmeal

• 1 cup of red and green sprinkles, or red and green crystallized sugars
that are used for cake decorating (found in the bakery isle at most grocery
stores)

Directions:

1. Place all of the ingredients in a gallon size plastic bag and shake well.

2. Divide the mixture into smaller size bags or containers for each child.

3. Sprinkle the Reindeer Food recipe along your grass (or snow), for a tasty treat Santa’s reindeers will enjoy!

Tips and ideas for these recipes :

• The cookies can be prepared ahead of time and then decorated on
Christmas Eve.

• The Reindeer food makes for a fun and festive holiday party favor.

• Carrots, apples, and celery also make for wonderful reindeer snacks left by Santa’s cookies!