Step 1

Preheat the oven to

Step 2

Stir together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt.

Step 3

In a mixer cream butter, shortening, and peanut butter until smooth.  Add the sugars and keep mixing until well blended.  Add eggs, one at a time, and then vanilla.  Add flour in two parts and mix until combined.

Step 4

Using a cookie scoop or spoon shape dough into balls and place an inch apart on a Silpat lined cookie sheet. My cookies are about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Step 5

While they are baking or before cut the pretzels into “antlers”, I just took a pairing knife and cut the rounded outer parts of the pretzel off. When you take the cookies out of the oven immediately place the pretzels in the top for the antlers, a m&m for the nose, and mini chocolate chips for the eyes.  Let cool and enjoy!