turkey sugar cookies

Monroe Township, NJ
Updated on Nov 19, 2011

I FOUND THIS RECIPE YEARS AGO N MAKE THEM EVERY THANKSGIVING...THE KIDS LOVE IT N THEY R SOOOO CUTE!

prep time 1 Hr 45 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake
yield makes about 2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 - eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla and almond extracts (use both)
  • 5 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • OR USE YOUR OWN FAVORITE SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE!
  • 1 cup chocolate chips, melt'd
  • 1 - bag of candy corn
  • 1 - yellow icing (or mix conf.sugar ,a drop of milk and yellow food coloring)
  • 1 - tube of mini mm's
  • TIME TO HAVE FUN AND DECORATE!

How To Make turkey sugar cookies

  • Step 1
    In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla n almond extracts. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover n refrigerate for atleast one hour to overnight.
  • Step 2
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out dough on floured surface (I used powdered sugar...I like my sugar cookies SWEET) Cut 2 1/2-3 inches in diam.circles (just use glass with this size opening) and a 1/4-1/2 inch thickness.
  • Step 3
    Place cookies on ungreased (I used parchment paper lined) cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes. Let cool then time to decorate! FUN TIME!
  • Step 4
    melt 1 cup of choc.chips n put in corner of sandwich bag n cut small slit on corner ... pipe on outer edge of cookie 1/2 way around. Place candy corn over chocolate for feathers. Pipe yellow icing onto each cookie to resemble beak n feet. Use mini mm's for eyes use tiny dab of melt'd choc.to adhere.tiniest dab w/toothpick of melt'd chocolate for pupil. Cool to harden n dry.....ENJOY! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Category: Turkey
Category: Cookies
Keyword: #cookie
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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