Turkey Cookies Recipe

Name: Turkey Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: For the Cookies:; 2/3 cup unsalted butter (softened); 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 egg; 4 teaspoons milk; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; For the Decoration:; 1/4 cup vanilla frosting; Orange food coloring; 12 peanut butter cups (miniature); 80 candy corn pieces; 24 candy eyes; 1 roll Fruit by the Foot (or fruit leather, cut into small strips)

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 12 servings

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
362	Calories
14g	Fat
56g	Carbs
3g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories	362
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g	18%
Saturated Fat 7g	36%
Cholesterol 47mg	16%
Sodium 160mg	7%
Total Carbohydrate 56g	21%
Dietary Fiber 1g	3%
Total Sugars 34g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 1mg	7%
Calcium 52mg	4%
Iron 1mg	7%
Potassium 55mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

These turkey cookies may be the most adorable Thanksgiving treat you’ve ever seen. There’s not a drop of actual turkey in them, but they just look like tiny versions of the festive bird. We’ve included a homemade sugar cookie recipe below, but you can easily use store-bought cookies and cut down on the time and labor it takes to make these little cuties.

For another fun version of turkey-themed cookies, try these Oreo Turkeys.

Cooked Vanilla Frosting

For the Cookies:

2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
4 teaspoons milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

For the Decoration:

1/4 cup vanilla frosting
Orange food coloring, as needed
12 miniature peanut butter cups
80 pieces candy corn
24 piece candy eyes
1 roll fruit leather, cut into small strips

Make the Cookies

Gather the ingredients.

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Preheat the oven to 375 F. Beat the butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl using a hand mixer) until creamy and well combined.

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Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract until fluffy. Mix in the milk.

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Whisk together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

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Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Blend together until all of the dry ingredients are incorporated.

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Form the dough into golf-sized balls. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes or until just slightly browned.

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Remove them from the oven and flatten the tops with a drinking glass. Make sure to do this while the cookies are hot or else you will not be able to flatten them as easily. You need a flat surface in order to adhere the decorations properly.

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Decorate the Cookies

Gather the ingredients.

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Stir the food coloring into the frosting until desired color is reached. Place the frosting in a plastic bag and snip off the corner to create a tiny hole. Try to make the hole as small as possible.

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Add a small amount of frosting to the back of the peanut butter cup. Place it on the center of the cookie. Repeat with all cookies.

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Squeeze a small amount of frosting onto the back of a candy corn. Adhere it above the peanut butter cup so that the white point is touching it. Repeat until you have 5 corns above the peanut butter cup and it looks like a fan of feathers. Repeat on remaining cookies.

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Cut the remaining candy corns apart. Set aside the orange pieces and cut them into beak shapes. Adhere the eyes and beak onto the peanut butter cup with more frosting.

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Roll the strips of fruit candy to create the waddle. Simply place it on the cookie next to the beak; no frosting is necessary. Add tiny feet underneath he peanut butter cup using your frosting in a bag. Draw 2 lines straight down from the candy and then add little upside down vs to each line.

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