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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies.
170 comments:
How very cute and creativE! I bet they are delicious too! :)ReplyDelete
these are extremely adorable!ReplyDelete
Ohh I want to make these!ReplyDelete
These have got to be the cutest darn cookies I have seen this season...I just showed all my co-workers, its agreed! I bet they taste yummy too!ReplyDelete
These are just too, too cute! Love 'em. So, the question is, what part would you eat first? I'm thinking like chocolate Easter bunnies, you have to start with the ears or in this case, the antlers.ReplyDelete
SO cute!!! I love the little antlers!ReplyDelete
So cute!! What a great idea! Can't wait to try this out!ReplyDelete
Oh man those are really cute cookies! Thanks for the great idea!ReplyDelete
Adorable! I'm definitely going to make this for xmas. I can't decide if I should also make truffles or peppermint biscotti, and suggestions?ReplyDelete
This looks AMAZING! I'm going to make it for my vegetarian christmas dinner and either these truffles or peppermint biscotti, still undecided. preference?
OK I've decided I am leaving work early to go home and make these cookies, thanks :-)ReplyDelete
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So cute! I think I will make these with sugar cookies. :)ReplyDelete
The pretzel antlers look so cute!ReplyDelete
Thank you everyone! I'm glad you liked them. You made me laugh, Debbie. Leaving work early to bake. I approve.ReplyDelete
Let me know how they turn out with sugar cookies too, Erika! I bet they'll be delicious.
And Alicia, my vote is for truffles... but that's just because I'm a chocaholic.
These are so cute! I'm gonna make them this weekend.ReplyDelete
I make these with gingerbread dough every year, but I use a bell shaped cookie cutter turned upside down to create the reindeer shape. I love the idea of using chocolate pretzels!ReplyDelete
very cute! love the idea!!!ReplyDelete
so cute! what a great idea! i teach kindergarten and that is the perfect craft to do with them for the holidays!ReplyDelete
How cute are these! I bet they're pretty darn good too.. I wish I had time to make them this year... don't worry I've bookmarked it for next year though :)ReplyDelete
These are adorable! I work in an after school program and I can't wait to make a batch of these for our little Christmas party! Thanks for the great idea! <3ReplyDelete
I don't think a 1/2 inch ball of dough would work. I used 1.5 inch dough balls and it was still hard to fit the antlers on. Also, the antlers did not stay in the cookies. It might have worked if the cookies were huge. : (ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, that is my experience. I started with a 1 inch ball, but think 1.5 to 2 inch ball would be better. My pretzels (although they were yummy) were way too big for my cookies and they didn't stand up. For the second batch, I put the pretzels flat. They look better, but I don't know what happens when I take them off the parchment paper to put them in a box.Delete
Damn, these are cute!! It's really a good Idea to make these treats, that are easy to make, and probably taste as well as they look. I guess I could make these someday!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2010 at 3:41 PM
We tried making these and had a tough time getting the mini pretzels to stay up. Is there such a thing as a mini-mini pretzel? If so, where did you find them?ReplyDelete
Jenn: That sounds like so much fun to make these with a kindergarten class! You'll have write up a post on it if you do it.ReplyDelete
Candace: I've changed the recipe to 1-inch dough balls. I forgot that I made them a little bit bigger than the recipe initially called for, but even with the smaller dough balls, the antlers still stayed in. Thanks for pointing that out though!
Anonymous: The pretzels I used were Keebler's Right Bites fudge pretzels. They came in a box with six snack packs, with about 8 or 9 pretzels in each pack. They seemed a little smaller than plain mini pretzels (which is why I used them), but I understand what you mean about the antlers not staying up. Since there were only so many fudge pretzels in the box, some of my cookies had regular pretzels for antlers, and those didn't stay up at ALL. But it should work if you're using mini pretzels, if you push them in right when you take the cookies out of the oven. Hope that helps.
- MichelleDecember 19, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Am in them middle of making these right now. I'm on my last tray and am pretty happy with how they are turning out. Just had a few problems I wanted to give other readers a heads up on. First I could. not. find MINI chocolate covered pretzels - just the standard kind, which were a little bigger than what you used. They still work, but they're a little too large for the 1/2 inch balls so I had to make my cookies a little larger. Also I couldn't find mini brown M&Ms. I thought about using brown decorating gel but this only works if you aren't going to be stacking/transporting them. I'm leaving the ones I plan on taking to work plain, with just the antlers and the red noses. The biggest problem I had was with the chocolate on the pretzels melting and the pretzels not staying up. It was very difficult to get them to stick up the way you did. Mine are kind of laying down/angled up so that part of the pretzel is in the cookie and the other is resting on the cooling rack. You definitely cannot put the pretzels on while the cookie is still on the sheet. Anyway, I hope this helps some other readers out there. I love this recipe and the reindeer are adorable, so thank you and Merry Christmas!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2014 at 6:12 AM
maybe use a mini chocolate chip in place of the brown m&msDelete
Michelle: I hope they turn out! I'm sorry you seem to be having so much trouble.ReplyDelete
I used mini brown M&Ms that came in a regular mini M&Ms bag. We had a bunch left over from decorating sugar cookies, but regular M&Ms would work too.
When I put the chocolate antlers on, I stuck them in at an angle & they stayed put, maybe because they're smaller, like you said. The chocolate at the base of the pretzel got a little glossy, but it didn't melt. I was worried too about putting the M&Ms on while the cookies were still so hot, but I didn't have any problems.
And yes, for the record: 1/2-inch balls was a typo! I forgot to edit the peanut butter cookie recipe I always use to show the adaptions for the reindeers. 1 inch or 1 1/2-inch dough balls works much better. I'm sorry, everyone!
Thank you for sharing all your advice, Michelle, & I'm sure it helped some other people out. Have a Merry Christmas!
These are the cutest cookies I've ever seen. I made some for a party I went to yesterday, and they didn't turn out as cute as yours, but they were a big success. Thanks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM
I found the mini chocolate pretzels at Target and the mini M&Ms at CVS (they come in a tube, in the aisle with all the Christmas candy.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to make them this week :) I hope my antlers stay put! Thanks for the tips everyone. I bought the sugar cookie dough that is already pre-cut into squares. They look pretty chunky, so hopefully they are large enough. I'll post my results.
Just a couple more tips for anyone making these:ReplyDelete
If you can't find mini M&Ms for the eyes, chocolate chips would work too!
Also, for people having problems with the pretzels, one of my friends actually used a frosting pen to make the pretzels & M&Ms stick to her cookies better.
Let us know how yours turn out!
- AnonymousDecember 21, 2010 at 9:01 AM
I can't figure out why my cookie dough has so many cracks in it, and came out much flatter than yours. any suggestions? Thanks for the cute recipe!!ReplyDelete
Were your cookies cracked when you took them out of the oven or did they crack when you pushed the candy in?ReplyDelete
If they cracked when you took them out, maybe try making them a little bit bigger next time, with 1 inch or even 1 1/2-inch dough balls. That might help.
Did you flatten them with your hand after you shaped them into reindeer-face shapes? I only flattened them a little, til they were about a 1/4-inch thick, maybe a little more, just to ensure their shape. If you flattened them more than that, they might come out thin & cracked.
But if they cracked when you put the candy in, I think that's normal. A lot of my cookies had cracks around the M&Ms. Hope that helps some!
very cute :)ReplyDelete
So, I tried this out, great recipe. I couldn't find mini pretzels so I used Thinsations pretzel rounds, and chocolate chips for eyes since they were also out of M&M's. Thanks!!!!ReplyDelete
made these last night and they turned out great- at first i thought it might be a disaster as the cookies were so soft, the antlers seemed to be breaking them apart. but if you wait 30 seconds before adding the antlers, they stay in a little better. i also thought the chocolate melting helped them stay in better. also realized after the first batch that 1/2 inch balls could be right, as thee was no room to fit all the decorations on (wich i'd read the comments before making them!). thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
(ooh, sorry for the typos above!)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 4:57 PM
My daughter is allergic to peanuts, is there any substitution that we could use for peanut butter? I hate leaving her out of all the deserts all the time!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 at 4:42 PM
Make ANY kind of cookie. Buy the roll of prepared cookie dough - it even works!Delete
I've used soy nut butter instead of peanut butter if you want the peanut flavor. Works great and it's peanut/tree nut free!Delete
Yes! I imagine these could be made with any cookie really, but a few people have mentioned making them with gingerbead or sugar cookie dough.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 5:46 PM
soooo cute! WE just finished making these and had the same problems as others. I used snyders mini choc. pretzels, so i think they were too big.ReplyDelete
I think waiting a minute for the cookies to cool might help.
fyi-Hershey's makes a package of m&m special darks that only have black, maroon and reds, so it was perfect for the eyes and nose.
But if done right, these cookies are super cute and so much less time consuming and just as attention-getting as painted sugar cookies.
Thanks so much Bakergirl!!!! =0)
Great insights.I look forward to reading what you're planning on next, because your post is a nice read, you're writing with passion. Really, i am thankful for the new things and i have learned reading from your post also picked up some great ideas.Thanks a lot.ReplyDelete
The reigndeers are sooo realistic!!! The ears are definately a cute touch!ReplyDelete
I've been making these for at least 20 years. For a real quick fix you can use the ready to bake peanut butter cookies that come in a log. Just slice, pinch and add the embellishments. I've never used the chocolate covered pretzels, just regular mini pretzels. I'll have to try the chocolate ones. We always put everything on before baking which will cause the noses to crack and wouldn't work with the chocolate pretzels!ReplyDelete
These are crazy cute!!!!ReplyDelete
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These are SO adorable!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, I love these. Will definitely be making them for Christmas.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousNovember 13, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Adorable! I take cookies to the christmas eve celebration I attend each year and have been looking for inspiration for this years cookies. I think these may be a winner! I'll have to do gingerbread though, we have a couple of people who're allergic to peanuts.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 16, 2011 at 7:41 PM
So cute, I'm going to have to try theses!ReplyDelete
These are adorable. Plus, they look amazingly delicious. I can't wait to try them!ReplyDelete
Wow, they look great! I will try to do them for my family! :)ReplyDelete
On my list for baking with my grandchidren.Thanks so much, your site is awesome!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 6:58 AM
this are so cute! can i freeze them???ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 2:39 PM
These are absolutely adorable! I'm going to make them for my son's preschool class as a special snack.ReplyDelete
So cute! Have to search for the chocolate mini pretzels, then I can't wait to make them. Thanks for sharing so many lovely baked goods! I love your blog!ReplyDelete
Hi! I am making these tonight, and since I didn't read any comments, I got regular "mini" pretzels, snyders, chocolate covered. I am making gingerbread cookies.ReplyDelete
We used chocolate chips plopped in upside down for the eyes, and I bought some dark colored cookie icing for the nose and antlers to stay on. Waited until the cookie was cooled (went to the store while I waited) and now am having tremendous success getting them to stay. :)
I also am popping them right into the freezer as I complete each cookie. Works like a charm! I am bringing them to my high school homeroom students tomorrow and I am thrilled.
So adorable! I found these through Pinterest, you did an amazing job!!ReplyDelete
I featured these on my blog today, feel free to stop by & check it out :)
I made these for a church Christmas party and they were a hit. Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 9:26 PM
Is anyone else having a problem with the dough being really runny and the cookies turning out really flat?ReplyDelete
Enjoyed reading every one of your Reindeer Cookie comments just now :0)ReplyDelete
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just made these with my 4 yr old. Delicious. BUT I cheated and used a premix for the cookies.ReplyDelete
I made these last week and they are super tasty and cute! My only problem is figuring out how to have the cookies rise correctly. I used the Pillsbury premade dough--just to give this a trial run before a cookie party. Maybe that's the issue? Mine rise round, no matter how I shape them? Do I need to have the reindeers faces be thick? Will that help it to rise up rather than out?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Hi there,ReplyDelete
I found mini and Christmas M & M's at our "Bulk Barn". It's a store where you buy things in...well... bulk lol. You scoop/bag it yourself etc.
I searched my entire city for the mini MINI chocolate pretzels. The bulk barn had what they call "mini" but they're not small enough. Finally found small bags about the size of a personal size bag of chips hanging in the chips/snack aisle of the grocery store. Not sure if they're sold year round or just around Christmas. They're called "Snyder's of Hanover Pretzel Dips" made with Hershey's dark chocolate. http://www.snydersofhanover.com/Products/Cid/5/Prid/248/
- AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 7:52 PM
Hi, these are a definate for Xmas :) Can I please ask what 'shortening' is? (ingredients)ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 10, 2011 at 6:33 AM
I made these one year...so cute! For people having trouble finding mini preztels.... maybe you can try using the 100 calorie pack chocolate pretzels, those are prettty small!ReplyDelete
Oooh! My mother used to make me similar cookies when I was young and I have been looking for a recipe! The only difference is regular pretzels, and a little red-hot for the nose. I can't wait to try these!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2011 at 5:26 PM
I making these for a Chirstmas activity with friends tomorrow night. I purchased mini choc. chips to use for the eyes. Thanks for the cute idea and thanks to your readers for all of the tips!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 11, 2011 at 6:55 PM
Just made some and they are so cute! I had to hand dip the antlers but it was so worth the extra work. I might have to try them with gingerbread dough for the Christmas Eve party...ReplyDelete
I made them according to directions--the only thing I changed was to add the M&M's first, then the chocolate mini pretzels, and then take them off the baking sheet. So far, they've held up great.ReplyDelete
I used the 100-calorie packages of chocolate covered pretzels--perfect size!
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- Kate BDDecember 13, 2011 at 8:17 PM
I made these tonight with my husband--luckily didn't end up with any cyclops or hammerhead reindeer:) We couldn't find mini chocolate covered pretzels, so we cut full-size ones in half and then cut the ends to make and antler shape and stuck those in. These are the cutest little cookies--thanks for the idea!! Some of the pretzels didn't cut very well and made bear-like ears, so I'm thinking of a chocolate version of this cookie and making bears! Thanks again, fun stuff!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 9:39 PM
These are so cute, thanks for the idea! Just finished making them for my daughter's preschool. I used "Flipz" mini choc pretzels found in candy section at our grocery store (Safeway). They worked great!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM
I just made these for my son's preschool class so disappointed!!! They are breaking apart and the pretzels won't even stay on????ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 7:10 PM
have to break the pretzels to keep them on.. otherwise so far so good... I like the idea of letting them cool first but I am making them tonight for cookie exchange tomorrow so don't have time.... got a late start.. ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 8:35 PM
I just made these with my 5 year old for my 3 year-old's preschool party and they are so cute and tasty too. I'm SO pleased!! They turned out great!ReplyDelete
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- Valerie T. in CaliforniaDecember 15, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Made these last night in a test run for next weeks cookie exchange. Thumbs up from the home front and the office gang! Used Wilton candy eyes and they really have personality!ReplyDelete
Oh, and they are super yummy too!
- Jody SamsonDecember 16, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Made these for a holiday party tonight! They taste amazing! I couldn't find mini pretzels so I bought regular and large chocolate dipped pretzels and broke them up! They look a lot more like antlers too! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 6:17 PM
Just made these cookies...thanks so much for the great idea!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Hi, I just made these cookies tonight for a party & they turned out great! I used my own PB cookie recipe b/c I don't like using shortening. Since I didn't wanna go all over Timbuktu lookin for mini pretzels, I bought regular sized chocolate covered ones from Walmart (Snyder's brand) & cut them in halves to make them smaller. I simply used a sharp knife to cut them down the middle so they would still be symmetrical. And I used mini chocolate chips for the eyes b/c I couldn't find mini M&Ms.ReplyDelete
Someone above commented that her's turned out too flat... well before going in the oven, I flattened mine just a little, they were still maybe almost 1/2" thick. Also, I always bake my cookies with the oven rack on the 2nd to the lowest position & they never come out flat that way. (They used to always be flat before I started doing that trick.) I followed Bakergirl's advice to put the pretzels in right after taking the pan out of the oven & it totally worked. It makes the chocolate glisten a little from the heat, plus helps them sort of glue to the cookie. By the time I had all the "antlers" in, I stuck the M&Ms in, then the chocolate chips, & I had no problems with anything melting all over. Hope that helps any of you!! :)
These were easy peasy, so cute, & delicious! Thanks so much for the idea!
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2011 at 10:14 AM
We too were having problems with the pretzels sticking, but just broke them apart into pieces, which I think looked cuter anyway, more like antlers. ;-)ReplyDelete
so cute! thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
i just finished making these but made them slightly larger- probably about an inch and a half sized ball- because of how large my pretzels were. I got about 23 cookies. (There would have been a few more if i hadn't eaten nauseating amounts of dough.) I didn't have a problem with the pretzels sticking; they seem to stay pretty well when they're put in at an angle rather than just pressing them straight down. And for the eyes I just used upside-down chocolate chips. These cookies are so cute, thanks for the recipe.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2011 at 7:25 AM
I am making these for santa they look adorable ps I can't wait to make themReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2011 at 10:50 AM
I forgot to get peanut butter at the store! How do you think Nutella would taste instead?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2011 at 3:24 PM
the pretzels are melting D:ReplyDelete
These are cute...but where do you get the pretzels?ReplyDelete
These are cute...but where do you get the pretzels?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2011 at 10:26 AM
These are absolutely adorable! I can not wait to make them!!!ReplyDelete
hmm, I have important question! I´m from Europe and we have different measurements. 1 cup = 250 ml or for every ingredients different? (e.g. for sugar brown 1 cup is 251 grams, for 1 cup shortening = 110 grams) thanks for quickly answer, I want to do this tommorow. SuziReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 1:39 PM
These are so cute! I made them today for my friends and they came out amazing!ReplyDelete
I'm making these tonight for my son's school party tomorrow. I could only find white mini mine pretzels though, so we're going to have snow covered antlers on our reindeer. Redhots for nose, and choc chips for the eyes. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 3:12 PM
well, i just made mine... and they didnt turn out so great...:(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 3:13 PM
I just took 2 hours out of my life to make these and they turned out looking like dogs instead of reindeer :( the pretzels didn't stick on and i want to cry :(((((ReplyDelete
I just made these and they look just perfect. I think the Right Bites pretzels were the secret...They are much smaller than any other pretzel that I have seen. My four year old is so excited about them. Thanks so much!!
I saw the photo of these cookies on my tumblr blog, while browsing through pages, and i was glad to find the recipe when i googled it. I am making these tomorrow :)... couldnt find darn mini brown m&ms. oh well. big eyed reindeer.. it was funny, i went to this store with bulk bins of m&ms and im there, picking out all the brown and red ones lol.. :D cant wait!.. I also think my chocolate covered antlers will be big, but oh well :DReplyDelete
I'm glad everyone's been enjoying making these, except for the few people who had problems with the antlers not sticking. Definitely try to use the 100 calorie packs (Keebler Right Bites) chocolate pretzels if you can... I've found those stick way better than regular pretzels or even regular-sized chocolate pretzels. Has anyone tried making these with sugar cookie or gingerbread dough? Feel free to leave pictures on my Facebook page! I definitely want to see all your creations. Merry Christmas, everyone, and thank you for leaving all these helpful tips!ReplyDeleteReplies
Okay, this sounds so much simpler than making my own chocolate covered mini pretzels. Although, I might anyway, to have "decorative" antlers. Thanks for the tip!Delete
I'm going to make them with both peanut butter dough and gingerbread dough, and see how they turn out!
- AnonymousDecember 24, 2011 at 1:04 PM
I just made them with green eyes cause I could only find red and green mini M&m's this time of year. I gave one reindeer a red nose for Rudolph. My daughter and I made a Santa with the remaining dough and food coloring. Now he can lead his reindeer around the world :)ReplyDelete
I made these yesterday and they came out really cute! I couldn't find any mini chocolate covered pretzels, where did you find them? All of the stores were sold out of holiday M&M's so I just used a bag of the regular sized and separated them by color. I also had to make the balls a little larger and that way one regular sized chocolate pretzel fit on tip, at an angle. The dough is delicious!ReplyDelete
I merely made them along with eco-friendly eyes lead to I can only discover red-colored along with green little M&m's this time around of the season. My spouse and i offered one reindeer the red nasal regarding Rudolph. My child i developed a Santa with all the remaining cash and food color. Currently he can guide his / her reindeer around the worldReplyDelete
Love these! The little one will have a hoot making them...thanks for posting, m'deer (get it??!) ;)ReplyDelete
These are adorable! I can't wait until next Christmas to make them with my grandkids.ReplyDelete
These are adorable! I can't wait until next Christmas to make them with my grandkids.ReplyDelete
I found your cookies on Pinterest, and included them in a guest post on Happy Hour Projects. It is a Christmas in July baking roundup. Your recipe is not posted, the link directs readers here. You can visit the post at http://www.happyhourprojects.com/2012/07/christmas-in-july-baking.htmlReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing! :0)
Hi! I found your recipe and you via Pinterest. Love the peanut butter reindeer cookies. I have added them to my favorites. I have them on my site with a link back to you. I am going to follow you too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2012 at 9:16 AM
The ONLY way I could get my antlers to stay up was to put them on while the cookie was still on the sheet. Also, do all of the antlers first, then the eyes and noses. You have to buy the Keebler Right Bites pretzels - thank you so much for mentioning that in a comment. It would be worth editing the recipe and including that. Also, the mini M&M's are usually located by a cash register in a plastic cylindrical container. Buy 2 tubes and one medium (the bag is labeled that way) sized bag of regular M&M's in order to have enough red and brown. I ended up with some blue eyed and small nosed reindeer. Thanks for such a cute cookie idea!!ReplyDelete
You should have Pinterest on your site...so we can pin this!ReplyDelete
These are so cute!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 2, 2012 at 6:17 PM
I made them and it took a little while for me to find a method, but I did! I found if I quickly and immediately put the pretzels and m&ms in, then place them in the freezer right after the chocolate on pretzels didn't melt off antlers. Also for my first batch I made a dozen at a time... that got sloppy and gave everything time to melt... so I found making 6 at a time was perfect. I didn't feel rushed and I had no more sloppy ones.ReplyDeleteReplies
Good suggestion to make small batches at a time.Delete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 1:04 PM
I found the mini pretzels called "Flipz" at Target. WalMart has pkgs of all red regular sized M&M's (cherry cordial) and pkgs. of multi colored mini M&M's. I've read the comments and hope my cookies turn out as cute as your photos for my family's annual cookie exchange. Thank you for posting. They look delicious and adorable.ReplyDelete
Couldn't find the Keebler mini pretzels, but did find "Flipz" at Target and that was a good size. I have used 2 different cookie doughs (not peanut butter). One was a sugar cookie recipe; it was difficult to get the pretzels in because the top of the cookie was not very soft. The other recipe was a dark / spicy (molasses) recipe; it was easier to get the pretzels situated. I would recommend baking them on parchment paper, then carefully sliding the parchment paper and cookies off the hot cookie sheet onto a cold cookie sheet that is on a wire rack. That way, you can press a little harder to get the pretzels and M&Ms in.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 8, 2012 at 6:55 AM
These cookies were delicious! I sold them at a winter craft fair and they were a huge hit! A beautiful and delicious recipe! Thanks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 9, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Too cute is right.ReplyDelete
However, unless you want to waste a whole bunch of ingredients, don't even try to make these. The pretzels will not stand up unless you use super glue. What a waste of a Sunday morning.
I'm going to be making these...my kids will LOVE them! I might even do several varieties. I think you could get away with using cinnamon hearts for the noses if you did gingerbread!ReplyDelete
Now I need to find mini m&ms and buy pretzels and more almond bark, because why buy premade when I can do my own rather simply? I was going to nix the chocolate-covered mini pretzels this year, but I believe I'm going to have to do them, just to have these cookies!
I'll bet you could do white chocolate covered pretzels, too, so your reindeer have "snowy" antlers.
- AnonymousDecember 10, 2012 at 6:21 PM
these re adorable. I will be making them for my son's preschool xmas party!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Turned out great! I first made them in a stoneware pan I have but they didn't cook right. When I switched to the metal cookie sheet they turned out perfect. Mine needed closer to 9-10 mins to get to the right texture. Pretzels stuck great in the ones that cooked right. The key for me was not pressing the dough down too much. There was still a decent thickness to the dough before it went into the oven. I used chocolate chips as the eyes and pushed the pushed the pointy side down so they were round. I couldnt find the brown mini M&Ms. THey look great. Thanks for the post!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 8:35 PM
hi just wondering im in aus and would butter be just as good as shortning ?? and is plain or self raising more alike all purpose flour ????ReplyDelete
thanks so much
Okay, laughing our heads off. Made these reindeer cookies tonight because they are soooo cute. Well, the ones in the picture are. My 11 year old daughter and I kept trying different methods and never could get a reindeer that looked like these. We ended up with 10 different looking reindeer. We placed them on a cookie sheet, numbered each one, took a picture and sent it out to friends so they could vote for the best looking reindeer. The comments we've gotten are hilarious!! So, even tho our cookies didn't turn out like the picture, we have made quite a memory! Good luck to everyone trying these. lolReplyDelete
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Mine came out fabulous! I used the little $0.98 boxes of Flipz you get in the theater candy bin at Wal-Mart for the antlers, got a candy cane-shaped tube of red and green M&Ms so I had enough red, and used the brown, green, and blue mini M&Ms. My only concern is if they will stay together when I put them in tins to give out. Thanks for the idea, I love these little guys!!!!ReplyDelete
I just finished making these, they turned out so adorable and were really easy! Taste good as well (the pretzels are actually great with the peanut butter cookie dough), but I'm going to tinker with the cookie recipe because I'm really particular about peanut butter cookies. Like some others, I couldn't find mini pretzels, so used chocolate covered Flipz pretzels. Needed 2 bags to do all the reindeer. We got both milk and dark chocolate Flipz and thought the dark chocolate flavor stood up better against the peanut butter cookie.ReplyDelete
My tips:
-form the cookies on the pan so they look exactly how you want them to look. They don't flatten out any more in the oven.
-just put the pretzels on flat, and down low enough so they're supported a little by the rest of the cookie. I actually had no problem getting my full sized pretzels to stand up like in the photo, but it required more squishing of the cookie and they won't be as easy to stack for storage that way. I think they're cuter with flat antlers.
-put the antlers on ASAP! As soon as they come out of the oven.
-after they're all ready, put them somewhere cold so the chocolate on the antlers can set.
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2013 at 12:19 PM
I couldn't find any Christmas M & M's or Smarties, I used chocolate chips for eyes, and red tube icing for the nose (once the cookies cooled off)ReplyDelete
Whereeee, did you get those mini chocolate covered pretzels?! :-)ReplyDelete
These look amazing and I'd really like to make them! Thanks!
I tried making these, and it was a disaster. Even though I put the M&Ms and antlers on right after they came out, hardly any of them stuck, especially antlers.ReplyDelete
I have made these twice so far & they have been a big hit at parties! I couldn't find mini chocolate pretzels so used Flipz chocolate pretzels & it came out great. I stood them up touching the ends like an upside down V. I found mini M&M's at a nearby grocery (Fred Meyers) but hard to get only brown so it ended up w/different colors which turned out to be cute. I used parchment paper which was easy to slide off. I baked for about 7-8 min & immediately started off w/the antlers then worked my way to red nose then eyes. I will try putting it immediately somewhere cold to set as a few pretzels start to melt.ReplyDelete
I made these today and they came out great. I used a small scoop to make them uniform size and I rolled them in sugar before baking them.ReplyDelete
As others have posted, do the antlers first. I only baked 6 at a time and got them done before they started to set up, then the eyes and nose.
- AnonymousDecember 22, 2013 at 2:05 PM
Just finished making these today with my 7- and almost 10-year old grandkids. Everything went perfectly....no problems at all! Fun to make!ReplyDelete
We made them at our bake sale Dobropeka and they were a huge success! Thanks so much! http://www.ljubljananjam.si/galleryReplyDelete
We just love the Christmas reindeer here. I have just finished our second batch in a week. Thank you for a super postReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2014 at 6:19 PM
Special K has a box of 10 calorie packs of super-mini (really small) fudge-dipped pretzels that are perfect for these cookies. They are in the cookie aisle with other cookie packs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2014 at 6:20 PM
I meant 100 calorie packsReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2014 at 9:35 AM
To make it easier just buy the already made Pillsbury peanut butter dough and roll into balls and than continue on with the shaping of the head.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2014 at 5:56 AM
If you have Party City stores in your neck-of-the-woods, you can get M&M's in only the colors you need.....say all red for the noses. Not sure about the mini's though.ReplyDelete
The mini chocolate pretzels are not an easy find!ReplyDeleteReplies
Found small cups of mini chocolate pretzels at Meijer in the specialty snack aisle.Delete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2014 at 8:28 PM
Where do you find the mini chocolate covered pretzels?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousDecember 18, 2014 at 8:52 AM
I found them in 100 calorie snack packs. They were Kellogs Special K and it had 6 little bags in the box.Delete
Certain target stores carry the Keebler 100 cal packs for the choc. Pretzels. I didn't have luck at my store,I bought Flipz at the grocery store and cut them in half. Each antler looked like a number 3 and then I stick the curved part in the cookie so three prawns stuck up.ReplyDelete
Interesting idea Kara, I couldn't find mini pretzels either, so I too bought Flipz from Walmart. I will definitely be using the idea of cutting them in half. Making them tonight for the kids last day tomorrow. Thanks for the idea Kara!! :)ReplyDelete
Made these for my daughters preschool singing day. There is a kiddo with a peanut allergy so I used a sugar cookie dough but used slightly less sugar and added in a few tablespoons of molasses to get the right brown/tan color. I found the tiny little pretzels at my local grocery store in a box of Special K 100 calorie snack pouches. I also used a bit of melted chocolate to 'adhere' the noses. Thanks for the super cute cookie!ReplyDelete
- BriannaDecember 18, 2014 at 9:15 AM
Hi! These are adorable and I'd like to make them for me niece. I did a test batch (cookies minus the decoration) to get the flavor right, and they came out all crackle-y like gingersnaps. Any idea what I'm doing wrong that they aren't smooth?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2014 at 9:02 AM
These are great! The previous tip to wait 30 seconds before putting on the decorations was very helpful. Also, I tried taking the cookies off the cookie sheet before decorating and decorating while still on the cookie sheet. On the cookie sheet worked better, the other way I pushed the pretzels too far into the cookie and almost broke the cookie. Thanks for the fun idea -- the cookies are tasty too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2014 at 4:35 AM
These have become my new favorite Christmas cookie for children! I made them for my granddaughter's kindergarten classroom party and I ROCKED IT as the MOST AWESOME Grandma at school! Some tips: I made my dough in the morning and let it chill til evening. I divided my dough into 36 equal balls. That gave the perfect size. Then I shaped each into an egg shape about 1/4" thick. Don't go thinner than that. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper. That way you can slide the paper and cookies off onto a cooling rack without digging at them with a spatula. Definitely don't over-bake or the surface will crack when you push the pretzels and M&Ms in. I used Rold Gold chocolate covered mini pretzels because that's all the store had. They were a little larger and fatter than I wanted (and way more expensive - 2 pricey little bags only yields enough for about 2 dozen cookies) but they worked well. I laid mine on flat and just gently pressed them down. Trying to get them pushed in at an angle didn't work at all. The key is to put the pretzels on FIRST just as soon as they come out of the oven, then they'll stick the best. Then do the M&Ms after. I bought a bag of Christmas M&Ms (all green and red) since they were readily available and I knew I would have plenty of red ones. I used regular size Nestle's chocolate chips for the eyes and they were perfect! I pushed them in pointy side down so the flat bottoms were up. Then I put the cooling racks out on my screened porch in the cold air to minimize melting of the chocolates (I realize not everyone has that option!) Thanks for sharing this recipe - these are definitely in my FOREVER file now!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 29, 2014 at 2:45 AM
It doesn't look like Keebler makes the mini chocolate pretzels anymore. All other chocolate covered pretzels I've seen are too large - even the ones labelled "mini."ReplyDelete
Can I make my own almond butter for these instead of using peanut butter? I'm worried some church members could have peanut allergies.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2015 at 9:55 AM
Did not cook all the way through we even tried cooking them for 12 min.!!!!!!ReplyDelete
We tried them cooking for 10 mins and they came out perfect. CrazyBulk reviewsReplyDelete
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What a great article. Thanks for posting! So nice to have Griffin finally be recognized for the dominant all-around player he's become. It's not all about dunks anymore, but when he does make those, they sure are a thing of beauty. It's been amazing to see him be a playmaker, make timely passes, and carry the team on his back.
Great find!
Nice article but one of the comments mus have been made by Charles Barkley because they guy (gal) say Blake cheats. Really don't understand how you can cheat when you dunk but in that person's eyes , Blake does.
Blake Griffin is 4th in the NBA MVP Ladder. Finally, he's getting his recognition.
Yeah I noticed that, great to see him there.
It would be great to have both BG and CP on the ladder when Chris is back, less for the recognition -which is nice- and more for the fact that if they are both there it means the Clips will be in really good shape.
Great article!
A couple of days ago I made a reference to the use of the word "Sans" which may have seemed strange.
Sans is French for without.
Many of you youngsters weren't forced to read Shakespeare. We had to memorize this:
"All the world's a stage and the men and women only players". He goes through each Stage of Life, there are seven. In the seventh you are like a baby sans eyes, sans teeth etc. He made a pun on a theatrical stage and the stages of life.
I said "All the world's a stage( as in stagecoach, a pun on stage) and the men and women only passengers. Sometimes the stage (our lives) crashes some times the horses (our lives) poop out and sometimes the horses poop on us" as life often sh*ts on us.
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JVG just made a case for BG for Most Improved Player.
"He went from a really really really good player to an absolutely dominant player" - JVG
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If he keeps on like this DJ could be considered MIP. Blake is possibly MVP next year depending on Durant. If when CP gets back and if we do the Monster Mash on the Western Conference he may be #2. This while irrelevant is relevant. He has Star Power. People like to watch him. It couldn't hurt.
My mother was educated to Masters + level and one of the things she considered when voting for a candidate was which was better looking TRUE
Damn, Blake's January numbers are ridiculous. Even the rebounding drop off is reasonable considering the uptick of everything else:
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If not for Kevin Durant, Blake would most certainly be considered Western Conference Player of the Month.
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It has been restored by the National Trust, although I don't know how much of the kiln exists behind the facade. Chalk, in plentiful supply here, was loaded in the top along with charcoal.
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Yesterday I walked another section of the South Downs Way (SDW). I have no walk planned for the coming weekend and the weather looks to be getting worse, so I thought I would seize the opportunity and get another section of the SDW under my belt.
This section of the SDW began at Exceat between Seaford and Eastbourne in East Sussex. There is a visitor's centre at Exceat, with a shop selling souvenirs (including postcards!), a restaurant/tea shop, cycle hire and toilets. The SDW heads north from the centre, with a steep but short climb up to the edge of Friston Forest. The views looking south towards Cuckmere Haven (see below) are well worth the effort.
About three miles north of Exceat is the village of Alfriston. It has been quite a while since I last visited Alfriston (probably due to the infrequent bus services), and as I was only passing through I didn't spend long there yesterday, just long enough to get a couple of bottles of water and explore the independent bookshop Much Ado Books.
It is a wonderful bookshop selling both old and new books, that had a nice selection of Sussex books on it's shelves, including a copy of Thomas Geering's Our Sussex Parish, it always pleases me to find a copy of that "out in the wild". It was a shame that I didn't have long to browse, but I did come away with a copy of Walking the Triangulation Points of Sussex by David Bathurst.
From Alfriston the SDW heads west and then north-west up to Bostal Hill, another steep climb. Sadly by this time the weather had become decidedly overcast, the sunshine had vanished behind a thick blanket cloud and there was a cold wind blowing across the hills.
I wasn't alone on the hills, apart from a few other walkers and paragliders (jumping off the top of the hill), it was good to see flocks of sheep on the hills. Aside from the cuteness of the lambs, it was so re-assuring to see sheep on the Downs where they should be, and have been for decades, if not centuries.
Continuing west across the top of the Downs took me across Firle Beacon, Beddingham Hill and Itford Hill, taking in two trigs points on the way. From Itford Hill the SDW descended into the river valley (River Ouse), but crossing the river will have to wait until next time, because at the foot of the hill was Southease railway station which was the end of my walk and the start of my journey home.
The view above was taken from Itford Hill and is of the town of Lewes under cloudy skies, with the River Ouse and the Lewes to Seaford railway line in the foreground. It is such a shame that it turned into such an overcast day, compared to the view at the top of this post.


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STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Mancos� 17-year-old Easton LaChappelle is famous.
Just ask the Internet. He�s one of the nine teenagers saving the world (and the only American).
He was featured on Nickelodeon.
When he was just 14 years old, the magazine Popular Mechanics called him a genius because of the series of robot hands he has developed, which now seem poised to revolutionize prosthetics.
PBS wants to do a documentary about him and the �future of the American economy,� said Easton, admitting he didn�t really know what that meant.
And he may become rich. Recently, Easton�s robotics company launched with Kickstarter � a website that crowd sources funding to entrepreneurs � and raised almost $9,000. In the short term, Easton�s company would supply robot kits to people who have an interest in using the technologies Easton has pioneered. In the long term, the Kickstarter money would go toward the development of a brain- and muscle-controlled prosthetic, robot arm that could be mass-produced for less than $1,000 each.
As Easton was excitedly talking about the millionaire Brooke Drumm, who�s already given him a 3-D printer � which is integral to the new light-weight, affordable arm, his mother � Julia Whelihan, interrupted.
�Easton, you left your dirty socks around again,� she said, shaking her head.
Easton sighed and quickly apologized.
It�s a tragedy many before him have known: No one is a genius to their own mother.
Much lies ahead
Easton is destined for great things. He�s about to go to Denver to deliver a TEDx talk about the bionic arm he built.
Universities in India keep asking him to take all-expenses-paid trips to their campuses to deliver lectures about robotics.
He�s interning at NASA this summer.
Some of the biggest names in science have invited him to lunch, offered him internships and tried to woo him to their alma maters.
In May, he�ll go to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, where last year he finished second in engineering. This year, he wants first place.
On entering Easton�s Mancos laboratory, one does not feel so much to be in the presence of greatness, but in a teenager�s bedroom.
Tools of every sort � pliers, knives, screws, hammers, welding gear and two 3-D printers � cover every visible surface, from the desk to the jeweler�s table his mother loaned him to the dresser tops. Outlets sprout out of the walls like weed tufts. Much of the floor is taken over by riddled wires.
The faces of Krusty the Clown, Bart Simpson and Homer Simpson are emblazoned on the top pane of the room�s only window.
Easton�s twin bed, swathed in a plaid comforter, sits in the corner, almost an afterthought.
One senses that though Easton has spent most of his life in this bedroom (for many years he shared it with his older brother, Cameron), it really belongs to the robots he�s become famous for building in it.
Indeed, the robotic arm he built and took to last year�s international science fair (the one that made him famous, not the new one in development, which is to be controlled wirelessly by brainwaves) sometimes seems to stand elegant and unapologetic, like a silent superstar, where Easton is the nervous interpreter.
But when explaining his robot at the science fair or on Nickelodeon, showmanship comes easily to Easton. He beams and gestures fluidly, seamlessly adjusting his descriptions of the science behind his robot to match listeners� comprehension.
Coming of age on stage
No such precocity blights his talk of other matters. He loves action films and, though suspiciously versant in romantic comedies, says he dislikes them. When he speaks of Mancos High School, where�s he a junior, his voice grows resigned, like a convict resigned to his prison sentence.
In some ways, Easton knows that life won�t sustain his dueling lives � renowned scientist on the cusp of making a bundle in the adult world and downtrodden child prisoner of public education � much longer.
He says he�s prepared to delay college to ensure the health of his business. Concerns such as lawyers, patents and investors are just around the corner.
Media attention and celebrity are likely not much farther off.
But for now, Easton is 17.
He said his ideal interview wouldn�t be with Barbara Walters or Diane Sawyer, but �Morgan Freeman, with him reading me a book or something. And then we�d probably go into the interview, but hopefully we�d talk more about him than about me. And then, at the end, maybe we�d have a glass of wine together.�
His mother smiled.
There�s still time before the inventor is off the assembly line.


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we could beat the spurs
Despite the league marketing him as the new messiah and all the help he gets from officials, can Durant lead his team to the promised land?
Honestly, not sure. Spurs already got to the Finals last year so they are battle-tested and only lost by a couple pf missed free throws.
One thing for sure...refs can only save you in close games. Now we know that going in, so we know how to win it all next year.
KD's Mom is now on phone with Tony Brothers trying to fix (literally) this series, now down 0-2..
Tony: "I can try Mrs. Durant, but this is going to be difficult."
Mrs. Durant: "Tony, you did it before, you can do it again. You're the best."
Tony: "I'll give it my best."
Don't you mean the NBA is making the call now for the real #mvp Mr reliable himself??
They are, right now, trying to figure out how you can foul out the Spurs starters in the first quarter. In the words of every James Bond movie...
Adam Silver: "Fouling out a whole team is impossible." Head of Officials: "Difficult...not impossible."
Yes Clippers- Spurs is a better series, this series lost the excitement a boring game.
Spurs are stopping dribble penetration, something that we could not do, they're forcing KD and Russ into contested pull ups. That's just good defense, not even in the bonus in the 2nd qtr.
Well they do have good we athletic wing defender in green and leonard
They had Danny Green guarding him a lot, but if Westbrook got top of the key iso's he was still able to get to the basket. Ibaka is a pressure release. If you run high pick and roll with Westbrook and Perkins, you bring one big out of the paint, and Ibaka brings another out because he hits close to 50% on his mid-range jumper, and if left open, he'll hit 6/10 of those in a game. So Ibaka doesn't just have value to their defense, he has value to their offense. With no Ibaka, a team like the Spurs is very willing to play contain on defense.
They were directing Westbrook into the pick setter's defender and trying to cut off the angle for the pick and roll pass. They were basically leaving open space for him to take mid-range jumpers, but using length or help to contest those jumpers. If they had Ibaka, that either sucks out a defender, or they pay with Ibaka hitting mid-range jumpers at a high rate.
Thunder also only shot 10 FT's, and Westbrook zero. Westbrook had a good amount of rim attacks actually that if it was the Clippers series, he would probably have drawn a foul. I'd say if it was our series he would have shot about 9 FT's in this game. Which would also be about 4 less missed shots and an and 1 for him.
not favorable,just fair.
Spurs own us, especially CP3. They would beat us, but I doubt we'd get thoroughly humiliated like OKC has been.
they not stopping the penetration, but they are doing a good job packing the paint with big bodys to make life difficult for WB, problem in our series the paint was wide open every time WB drove to the basket
Wow. This series is garbage. Clippers would've at least put up a fight.
I won't act like this ass whooping doesn't have anything to do with Ibaka being out. His interior defense is superb, and that mid range jumper is the reason the lane is open for kd and Westbrook.
Although the spurs are not getting the touch fouls we were. Makes one wonder how far clippers make it with fair officiating.
They have no third option so its killing them. I know we choked game 5 and quit in 6 but damn ibaka hitting his jumper against us even cost us a game.
That's the result you'll get when you gift wrapped a team to the WCF and your best player is ref and media made MVP
And why was that? The refs had DJ tied up in knots, afraid that any defensive move would result in fouls. If they let DJ play, we would be watching Clips vs. Spurs. And the Thunder aren't getting the calls this series so they are folding.
I must admit, though, that these Spurs, dull as they are, look more like robots than humans. Kind of like Arnold in Terminator 2, they look invincible. As of now, Spurs look like a lock to win it all.
Parker is not more effective and has not been more effective in the playoffs than Paul individually, but they are also different style players. You can achieve similar of better efficacy with different styles. I don't think he needs to try to be like Parker any more than Parker needs to try to be like him.
Part of why SA took as long as they did to beat Dallas was that from game 2-5, Parker was not that good.
Game 2: 10 FGA / 12 pts / 3 tov
Game 3: 18 FGA / 19 pts / 4 tov
Game 4: 14 FGA / 10 pts / 4 tov
Game 5: 23 FGA / 23 pts / 1 tov
Game 6: 23 FGA / 22 pts / 5 tov
Avg: 17.6 FGA / 17.2 PPG / 3.4 tov / 4.6 ast / .463 TS%
Parker basically had 2 good games in the series and was bad in the middle 5 games, which is part of why they went 2-3 in those games and why Dallas was close enough in the games to have a chance to win in the first place. More FGA than pts scored, and 1.2 more APG than turnovers (22 assists and 17 turnovers) is never good for any player, but more so for a PG.
In this series, OKC doesn't have a mobile enough pick and roll big man to contain him. Ibaka was that guy, so he's able to easily turn the corner on Perkins. Also the Spurs space the floor well enough where OKC is a bit tentative in collapsing too quickly and giving up open shots. He did very well against Portland (game 1-4, game 5 is irrelevant), but didn't do anything better than CP did vs a much better defensive OKC team (with Ibaka of course), and it isn't like he produced better either. Of course, we could also see adjustments by OKC that change things in the coming games, its never over 3 games into a series.
Parker's ability to get in the paint is great, but don't be fooled into thinking he can just easily turn the corner and waltz into the paint and score effectively against good defenses or against good game plans and be an effective scorer all the time.
What I don't get is how San Antonio finds these guys.
Splitter? Twenty-eighth pick from some other team I think. Leonard? Drafted late by another team. Parker. Second round? Manu. Another second rounder.
They must have some magic potion that takes bums and makes them stars. Maybe they are just holograms. They sure play like 'em.
And even with that magic potion, the Spurs haven't won a title in quite some time. So, Clippers fans -- stop acting like Lakers fans. Have some patience.
Likely this Clippers squad, after DTS is gone, will get to the Finals.
Parker was actually selected 28th, just like Splitter. Manu was literally the second to last guy picked in his draft year. Leonard was drafted by the Pacers, but they traded him to the Spurs for George Hill.
The magic potion, BTW, is one Gregg Popovich.
Thunder is still winning this series!!!!! Ibaka gonna make this amazing comeback. They are going to come back and win
I actually hope they do so LeBron can collect ring #3 without even breaking a sweat.
Free throw discrepancy so far OKC 28 Spurs 7 lol the only way OKC can win
You don't honestly want the Thunder to win, do you? I don't know how anyone can stand rooting for that team with all the ref bias they get.
Does anyone think this will turn out like the year the Thunder beat the Spurs to go to the finals? The Spurs win the first two and then get swept? I hope not. Hate to see them go again. I want the Spurs to win it all.
Yeah I think that play says it all....
Ref waits for ball to go on and then calls a whistle, negating our 3...huge momentum play tbh..
I can't post the image because I don't have enough posts. Oh well.
I assume you are a Spurs fan. Now do you see what the Clipper had to deal with for a series
If the Thunder get to the Finals, Lebron will have no trouble 3-peating.
Miami is not good enough to win 5-8 if they prove me wrong. I will eat my words. But if the Thunder have officiating in their favor like against us. They will win it all. Its what the league wants
Oh, absolutely. I actually came here after game 5 and said you guys were totally robbed. OKC is a fraud of a team that gets more ref help than any other team in recent memory. It should've been Spurs/Clippers for an exciting, closely matched WCF. Instead we get this ****...
OKC's not even competitive with Miami. It'd be a travesty if they reffed their way into the finals like they did in 2012.
^^^^^ I like this guy. Just like their franchise, I respect a whole lot of their fans... Unlike OKC
Miami won 5-on-8 last year.
I want the Thunder or Indiana to win it all. The last thing that I want to see is another Miami vs. San Antonio matchup. Can you imagine how obnoxious the bandwagon would get if the heat won another chip? Or how much of a douche Skip Bayless and all of ESPN will be if the Spurs win it?
How anyone can root for the Thunder with all the ref help they get is beyond me. You say ESPN will be suck if the Spurs win, but they'll be absolutely intolerable for months if the Thunder win it all. They'll talk about how Durant is the new Lebron, and how this is the start of his greatness despite him getting 10+ freethrows a game from the refs.
I want Duncan to get ring #5 personally, at the expense of all 3 remaining teams.
Yup,you guys got to play the OKC-8 last night. Tough to beat that team.
Cinderalla is a term given to a team that exceeds expectations, one that isn't the consensus pick to win it all, such as the Spurs of Heat. Despite Ibaka and your feelings about him the Thunder are a great team, they deserve to win it. The options at this point are to give the Spurs another chip or the Heat another chip. You do realize that the Spurs are #4 in total ring count don't you? Also, the heat are tied for #5 in total ring count with detroit and would match San Antonio with 4. If you want another predicatable, boring champion have at it. I want the underdog to win and would love OKC or Indiana to win it. The best thing for the league at this moment is the Thunder of Pacers to win it all
You know there are still plenty of people who picked the Thunder to win it all, right? Even the people who didn't pick them to win it all picked them to reach the WCF at the very least. The Pacers were also picked to reach the ECF at the very least (although that's more because the Eastern Conference is such a turd right now). What you fail to understand is that there aren't any Cinderellas at this point. All the teams currently around were picked as championship contenders before the season even began.
Yeah, the Spurs are #4 in total ring count, but it's the way they play together that makes me want them to win it all. They play smart basketball, work together, and actually have a sense of class. They don't have huge egos (all the other three teams), they don't rely on the officials to win anything (OKC), they don't have terrible chemistry (the Pacers), and they don't have preening superstars who complain after every single call (all the other three teams).
You say you don't want a predictable, boring champion, but nothing is more boring than what the NBA and you wants, which is a Thunder-Heat NBA Finals. The WORST thing for the league at this moment would be for a team run by thieves (AKA the Thunder) to win it all. If it ends up being Thunder-Heat, I will root for the Heat with all my heart. Yes, I wouldn't like Lebron 3-peating, but for all the Heat's faults, they at least learned to truly play as a team post-2011 Finals loss. A Thunder or Pacers win would be a victory for superstar "me, me and only me" ball.
On the contrary, the BEST thing for the league is for a truly selfless, small market team like the Spurs to win it all. Yeah, they won four rings, but they won it with class, dignity, and honor. That way of winning should be rewarded this season.
I sincerely doubt the Thunder have gotten to where they are at by having some kind of love affair with the officials. They have been to the finals before, and if not for a Westbrook injury last year they probably could have done it again. The Thunder are where they are at because they have the leagues MVP, two really great defenders in Ibaka and Perkins, and the best 2nd option a superstar can ask for in Westbrook. Not to mention a great ability to groom and develop players like Jackson, Adams, and countless others.
Perhaps the spurs have a quieter, likable bunch...but they have done it before and frankly the NBA doesn't need more of it. The Thunder may have not been a surprise team to be where they are, but believe me they are far from the "favorites" of the NBA to win it all. The consensus to win it all by the majority of networks were the Heat followed by the Spurs. Of the remaining teams the Thunder and Pacers are quite frankly the ones being written off.
But you do make a good point in that the Spurs do play good team ball with no egos and other things.
By the way I just dont get the Oklahoma hate. Ref bias for the Thunder is the equivalent of other teams hating us for being "floppers."
As a fan I love parity. It's what makes the sport great. I think what has killed the professional sports industry are big money teams, and in some cases you do have small market teams like the Green Bay Packers and San Antonio Spurs that despite being in a small market are juggernauts. There's nothing more I despise in sports to see the same old script. If the option comes between OKC and San Antonio I'm going to put my support behind the team that hasn't won it before, and in this case the Spurs are an empire. They just don't have any hateable players on that squad so people look at them as this group that deserves another win. I applaud their players and what they have done, but frankly their time should be up. Will it? I doubt it, but it would be nice to have 20 years of no Celtics, Lakers, Bulls, Spurs, and Heat.
Sometimes I put the personal characteristics of the players aside when parity comes into play and for me that is what this is about.
Undoubtedly, the Thunder are an incredibly talented team, but they're helped out further by the officials. They're a jumpshooting team, and yet the disparity between free throws was something like 22 to 7 last game. Part of that is because the Spurs don't play for the foul like many other teams in the league do, but another part of that is ref bias.
The only reason the Thunder were being written off was because Ibaka was injured. Now he's back, people are already saying the Thunder are back in the series despite them still being down 2 to 1. I will agree the Pacers have been written off, but that's for good reason, given the turmoil they've gone through over the past weeks.
I "sports-hate" Durant and Westbrook for all the reasons I've mentioned already. Off the court, they seem like decent people. Durant's a great player. I just wish the NBA wasn't trying to build him up as the white knight to Lebron's black (if you get my drift).
My real hatred is for OKC's ownership, who lied to the city of Seattle when they said they were going to make a good faith effort to keep the team there, then proceeded to stab them in the back and run off with the team. For all the loathing I have for Durant, I will forever respect his opposition to the team being moved, and for still wearing Sonics gear occasionally.
BTW, I should clarify that I really hope the Pacers beat the Heat. I just don't think they'll be able to do it.
Part of that free throw discrepancy comes from Kevin Durants ability to swing those long arms and get contact. he's got a different body type than anyone else. i don't think they have some deal with the refs per se, just that that lanky body of his makes contact with a defenders arms so naturally they are going to get calls.
also, i hate to see seattle lose their team...that sucks. i can imagine how people from that area must feel after losing their team. still sometimes good things come from bad developments. when KD was drafted for the Sonics it was the beginning of a something special. the thunder tried doing something that had all but been abandoned, and said was imposible by many, they built from within. i liked the approach they took and it is testament that one can compete with smart drafting. in many ways they are built similarly like the spurs. spurs also went against big free agent acquisiions...aka the Laker route.
Unfortunately, part of the reason teams like the Thunder and Spurs do the smart drafting and "build from within" strategy is because they don't have much in the way of other choices. Few, if any, free agents are willing to move to somewhere like Oklahoma City, San Antonio, or even Seattle. You have no choice but to build from within. That's part of the reason why many small market teams like my Blazers struggle during down years because they have to build through the draft and smart trades for role players. For example, we got Thomas Robinson and Robin Lopez from Houston and New Orleans by being opportunistic and seeing opportunities when other teams wanted big name players (Dwight Howard and Tyreke Evans respectively). Both those players ended up being huge contributions to our playoff run this year, and they're both young, so they'll likely get better with time.
If the "Nut Puncher" were suspended like he should have been,we would be facing the Spurs. Believe me, if it were BG who punched the nut, he would have been suspended. Simple as that.


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SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
In the new world of e-books, tablets and e-readers, industry consolidation and self-publishing, Durango Public Library, as all libraries around the country, is in unfamiliar territory without a map.
�Three years ago, e-books were all new and scary,� said Andy White, the director of Durango Public Library. �Now, they�re not new, but they�re still scary.�
As part of its solution, the library joined with nine other libraries to found the Across Colorado Digital Consortium, which created its own catalogue with e-book distributor Overdrive. At the end of 2012, the library decided to go solo and build its own Overdrive catalogue, with funding help from Friends of the Library.
�Nineteen more members joined the consortium, which made it way more difficult to reach consensus,� White said. �The proposal for the next contract included a �Buy it now� button, which would take readers to Amazon. We didn�t want to be a sales vehicle for Amazon or a competitor for Maria�s Bookshop.�
The Ignacio and Cortez public libraries and Pine River Library District, which runs Lavenia McCoy Public Library in Bayfield, are still members of the consortium.
Of the 445,473 items circulated to the more than 31,000 library card holders at Durango Public Library in 2012, 15,512 were e-book downloads through the library�s website, a sharp increase from the 8,951 e-book checkouts in 2011. For those who don�t own their own tablet, Nook or Kindle, the library has about 30 e-readers with popular titles already downloaded on them.
White expects 2013 e-book circulation to be slightly lower as the library builds its catalogue, but anticipates a significant long-term increase for the future.
A challenge to get popular titles
Patrons can stop by Durango�s library and check out the latest bestsellers, including J.K. Rowling�s The Casual Vacancy and John Sandford�s Mad River. But they�re out of luck when it comes to checking out the e-book versions of those titles. Not because the library hasn�t purchased the e-books for local readers, but because four of the major publishing houses � Penguin, Hachette, Simon & Shuster and MacMillan � refuse to sell their bestselling titles in e-book format to libraries. None of them returned calls or e-mails for comment.
�We get a noticeable number of requests for bestsellers in e-books,� White said. �People don�t understand, and keep asking �Why can�t you buy it?��
Out of the top 15 fiction bestsellers on The New York Times list of March 4, nine were not available in e-book format to libraries. None of the top five nonfiction titles were available as e-books to libraries, and three of the top four children�s/young adult titles were also unavailable in digital form to libraries.
�I think they�re afraid what happened in the music industry will happen to publishing, where you sell one copy and 50,000 fly out the door,� said Jamie LaRue, the director of Douglas County Libraries and a member of the American Library Association�s Digital Content Working Group. �They also have this long-held suspicion that why would anyone buy a book when they can borrow it? That�s in spite of some convincing research that �power users� � who visit the library more than two times a month � buy one e-book for every two they borrow, and the one bought is often one they had borrowed and sampled.�
Patrons can check out e-books from the library in two two ways:
They can download them through the library�s website onto their personal devices, and the books are coded so they will expire on the devices at the end of the checkout period. Only as many copies can be downloaded at one time as the library has purchased.
Or patrons can check out one of 30 e-readers from the library, each with books already permanently downloaded on them.
Random House, which publishes such popular authors as John Grisham and Sue Grafton, offers all of its catalogue, including e-books, to libraries, but tripled its price on e-books to libraries in 2012.
�When it comes to value to public libraries, we look at this being about content,� said Skip Dye, the vice president of library and academic marketing and sales for Random House. �There�s a value in our content being available on the day and date with the book at commercial retail. There�s a value in our content being available to patrons for unlimited loans. This is not like a single-reader consumer edition of a book, there�s a big difference.�
Random House and Penguin are working toward a merger later this year, which will make it the largest publishing house in the country with an estimated $4 billion in annual sales worldwide and 25 percent of all sales in the U.S., according to Publishers Weekly. Dye couldn�t comment on what the merger might mean for the sales of e-books to libraries because the discussion won�t start until the merger is complete.
HarperCollins also still sells its bestsellers in digital form to libraries, but each e-book is limited to 26 downloads before the library has to repurchase it.
�It depends on how lovingly a book�s used,�� White said, �but many of our hardcover titles are good for far more than 26 checkouts.�
Lobbying the publishers
LaRue said he hasn�t seen much progress in lobbying efforts with publishers.
�I think they�re shooting themselves in the foot,� he said. �The total output of titles has tripled with independent publishers and self-publishers, and 16 of The New York Times� top 100 bestsellers were self-published. The big challenge in the 21st century is getting people to notice your book. With the closing of the big bookstores, we are where people are flocking to find books.�
For White, the subject is more personal and goes to the fundamental purpose of libraries.
�It irks me the most,� he said, �that the people who can�t afford to buy these books are being denied access to them.�


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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Diane Beck
Diane Cook Beck, age 72 of Andrews, the widow of Franklin Frank Charles Beck, went home to be with the Lord on June 14, 2014 at Agape Assisted Living of Conway.
Mrs. Beck was born the daughter of Guyon Cook and Alberta Elliott Cook on Oct. 28,1941 in Charleston.
She leaves behind: five children, Charles Chuck (Lorraine) Furtner, Randy (Holly) Furtner, Sharon (Chuck) Ward, Robert (Amy) Justice, and Tara (Jason) Newton; ten grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by: her parents; her husband, and two brothers.
A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m., Fri., June 20, 2014 at Andrews Memorial Cemetery directed by the Andrews Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home.
McKenzie Funeral Home is honored to serve the Beck family.
David Drayton
David H. Drayton, 87, former educator, of Georgetown, died on June 17, 2014 while a patient at South Fulton Medical Center, Atlanta, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat., June 21, 2014 at Bethel A.M.E. Church with burial following at the church cemetery.
Mr. Drayton was born on August 20, 1926 to the marital union of David H. Drayton and Virginia Cruel Drayton. He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Mable McKnight and Maudeste Searles.
He graduated from Howard High School, was awarded the Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL and received the Master of Arts Degree from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
His marriage to the former Dorthula Pinckney was blessed with the births and rearing of five children.
Mr. Drayton was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church, where he served on the Trustee Board, the Chancel and Mens Choir, and was a charter member of Bethel Apartments.
After having served 21 years as the last principal of historic Howard High School, he accepted the position of vice principal of the newly formed Georgetown High School. In 1987 he formerly retired as an employee in the education system. However, his work in the community and for the benefit of children and their parents continued well into the next two decades.
Exemplary was his work to treat the AIDS epidemic, his commitment to the Georgetown Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, Roots to Reconciliation (the visit of the Amistads replica), the Committee for African American History Observances and the Bethel Apartments, Inc.
Awards an citations included receipt of the Order of the Palmetto an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Coastal Carolina University and the establishment of the David H. Drayton Heritage executed by the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce.
Survivors include: his wife, Dorthula Drayton, Georgetown; five children: David H. Drayton, Jr., and Felita D. Johnson, both of East Point, GA, Andrew Morgan Drayton and Kevin Drayton both of Rockhill and Delicia Worrill of Savanah, GA.
Funeral services are entrusted to Wilds Funeral Home, LLC.
Kerry Ray
Kerry Lloyd Ray, 50, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Born on April 15, 1964, in Georgetown, he was a son of the late Lloyd Ray and Janet Bellflower Ray Lambert. Kerry enjoyed watching NASCAR and going fishing.
Survivors include his mother of Georgetown; one daughter, LeeAnn Ray of Cincinnati, OH; two brothers, Ronny Ray of Pawleys Island and Barry Randy Ray of Conway; one aunt, Barbara Wallace of Georgetown; one niece, Schyler Ray; and three nephews, Justin Ray, Brandon Ray and Christopher Ray.
Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014 at Sampit Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Eddie Knight officiating. Burial will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Graham Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
Graham Funeral Home of Georgetown is in charge of the arrangements. www.grahamfuneralhome.org
Sonny Rice
Linen-Knox Funeral Home announces the funeral services for Mr. Sonny Rice, age 70, of Long Island, NY, who died on Sat., June 14, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre in Nassau, NY. Mr. Rice is the husband of Tehayma Rice of Long Island, NY and the son of the late Dock Rice and the late Flossie Rice of the Dunbar Community of Georgetown. Two brothers, Hezekiah Rice and Ellis Rice and three sisters, Daisy Priest, Pearline Rice and Rose Rice Gloster all preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Mr. Rice will be held on Sat., June 21, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in the Dunbar community of Georgetown, with the Rev. Dr. Eddie Gamble Jr., officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state in the sanctuary of the church from 9 a.m. until the hour of service. Viewing will be held on Fri., 20, 2014 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Linen-Knox Funeral Home Chapel on 1632 Emanuel St. in Georgetown.
Mr. Rice is survived by his loving wife, 11 children and eight siblings. Wife, Tehayma Rice of Long Island, NY; eight daughters, Lora Holmes of Long Island, NY, Dorine Blanco and Joann Mackenzie both of Hartford, CT, Robin Jackson of NJ, Lawanda Rice, Sharon Scullark, Janee Duncan, Janelle Daley all of Columbia; four sisters, Elnora McCray of Hemingway, Annie Mae Rice-Cuttino of the Maryville section of Georgetown and Rebecca Rice-Briggs of Augusta, GA and Zearline Rice Holmes of the Dunbar community of Georgetown; four brothers, Henry Rice of Baltimore, MD, David Rice of Columbia, Herman Rice of the Dunbar community of Georgetown and Wyman Rice of Queens, NY; and 23 grandchildren and a host of loving uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Linen-Knox Funeral Home.
John Sherald Jr.
John Louis Sherald Jr., Sonny, 83, of Georgetown died on June 16, 2014 at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m .on Mon., June 23, 2014 at Bethel A.M.E. Church, with burial following at the church cemetery.
Mr. Sherald was born on June 30, 1930 in Georgetown, a son of John L. Sherald, Sr. and Ethel Buttone Sherald. He was educated in the public school system of Georgetown and graduated from Howard High School. Further study was done at A&T State University, Greensboro, NC.
Prior to having earned an honorable discharge he served his country ably in the U.S. Army.
Having returned to Georgetown he worked at Winyah Generating Plant and retired in 1993 after several years of employment.
As a devoted member of Bethel A.M.E. Church, he served on the Trustee Board, the Chancel and Mens Choir, the Senior Usher Board, and was a leader of Class No.#18.
Mr. Sherald was married to the former Vera Harper on March 1, 1954.
He is survived by: his wife, Vera Sherald of Georgetown; two sons, Bruce Sherald of Pickerington, OH and Rodney Sherald of Pawleys Island; four daughters, Dr. Johnelle Sherald of Blythewood, Vernelle Allen, Shawn Williams and. Marcell Gilliard all of Georgetown; three sisters, Claudia Wright, Willie Lou Humes and Joann Ford, all of Georgetown. Funeral services are entrusted to Wilds Funeral Home, LLC.
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