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A Heart For Home

Turkey Cookies

November 9, 2017

Thanksgiving to me equals family, thankfulness and food.  My mom would always go all out for Thanksgiving dinner.  I can still see her in the kitchen making up 2 kinds of stuffing and tons of her soft sweet light rolls, while my brother, sister and I would be watching the parades on tv.

She is a talented cake decorating, garden growing, crafting, thrifting, home decorating mom;  she was pretty much a “Pinterest” mom before the internet was even a thought…  At Thanksgiving she would make up cute little turkeys out of cookies and pipe colorful feathers on them for each table setting.

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Since I’m not anyway near as talented as she is, I came up with a bit easier version of turkey cookies, and I think they’re pretty cute!  If you’d like to make them, here is what you need:

INGREDIENTS:

  • Chocolate sandwich cookies
  • Jumbo malted milk balls
  • Candy corn
  • Chocolate frosting
  • Small candy eyes
  • Optional: white frosting

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

You absolutely don’t have to use brand name cookies; I’ve also used off brand chocolate sandwich cookies.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Regular malted milk balls will be too small, you’ll need to find the jumbo ones that are an inch in diameter.  I found mine in the candy aisle at Walmart.  If you have trouble finding these, I’ve also used mini peanut butter cups.

***With jumbo size malted milk balls, be careful around small children, because they can be a choking hazard.***

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Here is one I made with a mini peanut butter cup, but you will have to trim your candy corn to fit.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Any candy corn will work: no need to buy name brand.  🙂

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Chocolate frosting acts like the glue to hold everything together.  I also like to use a white frosting to “glue” on the eyes, since it shows up less than the brown chocolate if any sticks out.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

I found my candy eyes in the cake decorating section at Walmart, but I have also found them at the grocery store in the baking aisle.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

The amount of supplies you need of course will vary with how many turkey cookies you want to make.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Start with two chocolate sandwich cookies, and spread the face of one fairly thickly with chocolate frosting.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

For the other cookie, spread the face of it down the middle, not quite to the edge, with a thick layer of frosting.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Push the second cookie up against the completely frosted one, to “glue” them together.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Then attach the jumbo malted milk ball to both of the cookies, sticking it into the chocolate frosting.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Use the candy corn to make the feathers around the malted milk ball, pushing them into the frosting.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Now for the head and face of the turkey, use another piece of candy corn on it side with chocolate frosting on the “back” as glue, and attach it to the top front of the malted milk ball.

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Finally you’re ready to put on the candy eyes, using white or chocolate frosting as “glue.”

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Now leaving the turkey on it’s back, I like to put mine in the refrigerator for awhile to let the frosting firm up and “solidify” so everything holds together nicely.
These are so darling, and will make your Thanksgiving table a little more festive and fun!

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Aren’t they so cute!?

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful HomemakingI hope you have fun with these, and they brighten up your holiday!

turkey cookies, Turkey Cookies, Joyful Homemaking

Happy Thanksgiving!

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  1. Cathy Baker says

    November 21, 2017 at 11:00 am

    Love your site…and this idea. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Amy says

    November 15, 2018 at 8:19 pm

    Margo, I love your simple little Turkey cookies. They are so cute. I hope that you are doing well. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Found these at To Grandma’s House we go link party.

    Reply
    • Margo says

      November 16, 2018 at 7:12 am

      Awww, thank you! I think they’re darling too! 🙂

      Reply
  3. drriehl says

    November 17, 2018 at 3:04 pm

    Such a cute foodie idea! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Amy @ Orison Orchards says

    October 22, 2019 at 8:54 am

    Oh my gosh! I love these! Adorable! I’m going to let my kiddos make them for our Thanksgiving table.

    Reply
    • Margo says

      October 25, 2019 at 4:00 pm

      Aren’t they so cute, I just love them! Enjoy!

      Reply

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