Easy Turkey Cookies
These cute turkey cookies turn a handful of pantry treats into an easy Thanksgiving dessert. Just assemble, chill, and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 12 pieces Fudge Stripe cookies or similar sized round cookie
- 12 pieces Reese’s cups miniature unwrapped
- 48 pieces candy corn
- 24 pieces candy eyes
- 12 pieces mini M&M’s I used orange
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the fudge stripe cookies onto the baking sheet in rows. Place them about 2 inches apart with stripes going vertically.12 pieces Fudge Stripe cookies
- Place a mini Reese’s cup in the lower, middle section of each cookie. It should cover the hole in the center of the cookie.12 pieces Reese’s cups miniature
- Place the pan of cookies in the oven for 1 ½ - 2 minutes, just until the chocolate is slightly melted on the Reese's cup.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Immediately add 3-4 candy corn pieces as the turkey feathers, with the tip of the candy corn sticking into the Reese’s cup.48 pieces candy corn
- Gently press two small candy eyes to the top of the Reese’s cup. Lightly press one orange mini M&M vertically into the center of each Reese’s cup for the nose.24 pieces candy eyes, 12 pieces mini M&M’s I used orange
- Place the baking sheet in the fridge. Allow cookies to chill for 25-30 minutes until the chocolate is fully set. Then enjoy!
Notes
If you are having trouble getting everything to stay together, you can melt some chocolate chips on half power. Then use the chocolate as a glue to hold the pieces together better once chilled in the fridge.
Placing the turkey cookies in the freezer can help the chocolate to set a little faster.
If doing this activity with smaller kids, I recommend doing only a few cookies at a time on a tray. This gives you a little more time to decorate while the chocolate is warm. The cookies can't really move from the pan until they are fully chilled and set, so I suggest having multiple pans for kids.
Nutrition
Calories: 61kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg
Found on: onmykidsplate.com/easy-turkey-cookies/