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Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 16
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The best part about these Thanksgiving cookies is how they'll keep little fingers busy decorating while you take care of the real turkey! Turkey sugar cookies start gobbling fast with Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough or Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ Sugar Cookie Dough so little helpers can start decorating Thanksgiving desserts. Bring these turkey sugar cookies to life with candy corn, chocolate frosting, orange icing, candy, and black decorating gel.
Updated Apr 28, 2021
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Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Bake cookies as directed on roll or package. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • 2
    Spoon chocolate frosting into 1-quart freezer storage bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny bottom corner of bag. On each cookie, pipe frosting on outer edge of half of cookie. Arrange candy corn over frosting for feathers.
  • 3
    Pipe orange icing onto each cookie to resemble turkey face and feet. Use orange icing to attach baking bits to turkey face for eyes. Pipe black gel on baking bits for centers of eyes.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Remember to let the Thanksgiving turkey cookies fully cool before decorating!
  • tip 2
    Save oven space with a no-bake turkey treat with our recipe for No-Bake Candy-Cookie Turkeys. Also known as Tommy Turkeys, these will delight guests with a unique place setting.
  • tip 3
    While the kids focus on the turkey treats, you can get started on our Easiest-Ever Pumpkin Pie. Use a Pillsbury™ pie crust to skip the fuss and make sure this classic treat arrives at the dessert table on time.

Nutrition Information

300 Calories, 8g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 55g Total Carbohydrate, 39g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie (cookie and frosting only)
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
13%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
190mg
8%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
39g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • When it comes to Thanksgiving desserts, a lot of people think of pie—but we’re here to make the case for Thanksgiving cookies. If you’re just learning how to make cookies, you might assume these whimsical, on-theme treats are better suited to advanced bakers. But you’d be wrong, because these little turkeys are as beginner-friendly as it gets. Just slice and bake a roll of our famous sugar cookie dough, then decorate with frosting and candy. And these cute little turkey cookies don’t just taste great, they also pull double duty as décor (take that, hand turkeys!). Make a batch for a festive themed addition to your Thanksgiving table.
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