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Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones

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These Reindeer Hot Chocolate Gift Bags are perfect as stocking stuffers, party favors or inexpensive gifts. They’re adorable and so easy to put together! Such a perfect way to spread some Christmas spirit around.

hot cocoa in a plastic bag shaped like a cone with a red pompom and googly eyes glued on it with more red and green pompoms on the table around them with title text reading Reindeer Hot Chocolate Gifts

I love giving gifts during the holiday season, but I also like to stick to a budget. These Reindeer Hot Chocolate Gift Bags are the perfect solution if you want to bestow some holiday cheer to several people without breaking the bank.

hot cocoa in a plastic bag shaped like a cone with a red pompom and googly eyes glued on it with more red and green pompoms on the table around them

These hot cocoa bags are a cute gift and only take a few minutes and a few items to create. Give them to your kids’ teachers or your neighbors. I like to make up a bunch to keep in a basket by the front door so I can gift them to delivery people during the holiday season.

Reindeer cones are the perfect addition to a holiday gift basket. Or, as a party favor at a Christmas party.

How to Make Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones

I am NOT crafty by nature so every craft you’ll find on this site is super simple. I also don’t like to waste money so I like to buy craft supplies in bulk and use them over and over again in multiple projects.

I tell you this so that when you are sitting there with half a bag of pipe cleaners after you finished these reindeer hot cocoa cones, rest assured that there are many other ways to use up the rest of them. And you can find a lot of those ideas on this site.

Supplies

Ingredients

  • Hot cocoa packets
  • Mini chocolate chips
  • Mini marshmallows

hot cocoa mix, scissors, black pipe cleaners red pompoms, googly eyes, cone shaped plastic bags, ribbon, bowl of marshmallows and chocolate chips all on white table

Layer 1: Cocoa Mix

Empty one packet of hot cocoa into the bottom of a clear cone-shaped cellophane bag, making sure the hot chocolate powder settles into the tip of the bag.

hot cocoa mix in a cone shaped plastic bag

Layer 2: Chocolate Chips

Next, add a handful of mini chocolate chips on top of the hot chocolate mix.

hot cocoa mix topped with mini chocolate chips in a cone shaped plastic bag

Layer 3: Marshmallows

Then, add a layer of mini marshmallows on top of the chocolate chips.

marshmallows and chocolate chips in a cone shaped plastic bag on a white background

Layer 4: Close

Twist the top of the bag closed. For a male reindeer, use a twist tie (or small rubber band) to secure the top of the bag.

marshmallows in a cone shaped plastic bag closed with a twist tie on a white background

For a female reindeer, tie a ribbon into a bow at the top of the bag.

a ribbon tied in a bow on a cone shaped plastic bag filled with marshmallows and mini chocolate chips on a white background

Layer 5: Make Antlers

Now it’s time to make the antlers. Cut each black or brown pipe cleaner in half and twist them into antlers. This is where you can let your creativity guide you. Here are the two varieties I opted for:

Layer 6: Attach Antlers

We need to attach the reindeer antlers to the hot cocoa bag. I used a low-temperature hot glue gun to attach the antlers to the back of the top of the bag, one on each side.

a cone shaped plastic bag with marshmallows and mini chocolate chips in it with a black pipe cleaner twisted at the top

Layer 7: Attach the Nose

It’s time to give our reindeer a red pom pom nose! Use the glue gun to attach a red pom-pom to the front of the filled treat bag. I suppose you can use black or brown pom poms, but I’m partial to Rudolph.

a cone shaped plastic bag filled with hot cocoa mix and mini chocolate chips with a red pompom glued on it

Layer 8: Attach the Eyes

Finally, attach two googly eyes to the front of your treat bag just below the marshmallow layer inside the bag. If you aren’t using self-adhesive eyes, attach them with two small glue dots.

a cone shaped plastic bag with marshmallows, mini chocolate chips and hot cocoa mix in it with a black pipe cleaner twisted at the top and a red pompom under the googly eyes

Your male reindeer should look like this:

hot cocoa in a plastic bag shaped like a cone with a red pompom and googly eyes glued on it with more red and green pompoms on the table around it

And the females should look like this:

hot cocoa in a plastic bag shaped like a cone with a red pompom and googly eyes glued on it with more red and green pompoms on the table around it

Your adorable Reindeer Hot Chocolate Gift Bags are ready to give as gifts!

hot cocoa in a plastic bag shaped like a cone with a red pompom and googly eyes glued on it with more red and green pompoms on the table around them

How Much Hot Cocoa Does One Cone Make?

Each cone is intended to make one standard cup of hot cocoa so the recipient can simply empty the contents into a cup of hot water or milk and stir.

📋 Recipe

Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones

Corinne Schmitt
Such a sweet and simple gift to give during the holiday season.
5 from 21 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 1
Calories 11 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Clear cone shaped gift bag
  • 2 Large googly eyes
  • 1 Red craft pom pom
  • Holiday ribbon
  • Twist ties
  • Scissors
  • Low temperature hot glue gun
  • Black pipe cleaners
  • 1 Hot cocoa packet
  • Mini chocolate chips
  • Mini marshmallows

Instructions
 

  • Empty 1 packet of hot cocoa into the bottom of a clear cone shaped treat bag.
  • Top of the hot cocoa powder with a handful of mini chocolate chips.
  • Top of the chocolate chips with a handful of mini marshmallows.
  • Twist the top of the bag closed. For a female reindeer, tie a ribbon into a bow at the top of the bag. For a male reindeer, use a twist tie to secure the top of the bag.
  • Cut a pipe cleaner in half and twist the two pieces into antlers in any shape that you like.
  • Using a low temperature hot glue gun, attach two antler shapes to the back of the top of the bag, one on each side.
  • Use glue to attach a red  pom pom to the front of the filled treat bag. This will be the nose of your reindeer.
  • Attach two googly eyes to the front of your treat bag above the pom pom nose.

Nutrition

Calories: 11kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 10mgSugar: 2g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

More Reindeer Fun

I don’t know what it is about reindeer, but they inspire a lot of my holiday ideas. If you’re a reindeer fan too, you might like these Christmas Chapstick Gift Tags, or some of these other ideas:

celery filled with peanut butter or nutella with candy eyes, a tomato nose and pretzel antlers so they look like reindeer

Celery Reindeer Snacks

nutter butters coated with chocolate with candy eyes, a red candy nose, and pretzel antlers so they look like reindeer

Nutter Butter Reindeer

an upside down applesauce cup with googly eyes, a red pompom, a gold pipe cleaner, and red string placed on it to look like a reindeer

Reindeer Applesauce Cup

4 thoughts on “Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones”

  1. 5 stars
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  2. These are adorable! Thanks for sharing at To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and More Link Party! I pinned this! Hope to have you join us again next week.

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  3. 5 stars
    These are adorable! What sweet fun gift! Sharing! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! We hope you will join us again next week!
    Kim

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