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Turkey Cookies

November 28, 2011 by Jaida 1 Comment

These are some of the most adorable cookies I’ve ever seen. I’ve been making them now for 3 or 4 years, but one main component has changed…I no longer use the packaged sugar cookie mix, as I came up with my own recipe earlier this year!! I did use canned frosting (I know, I know) because I was short on time, but will use homemade next year, I promise!! These are easy to make, and too adorable to pass up.

I almost didn’t make them this year, but seeing other versions of the cookie floating around the blogospher, and hearing T talk about making them, I just couldn’t resist!! Bookmark these little cuties and add them to your menu for next year!!

Turkey Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies are a Sweet Beginnings’ original; Decorations inspired by Betty Crocker

Sweet Beginnings’ Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Decorations

  • 1 container chocolate frosting (or your favorite homemade recipe)
  • 1 bag of candy corn
  • 1 tube of yellow decorating icing
  • 1 pkg mini m&m’s
  • 1 tube black decorating gel
Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Beat together butter and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Stir in flavorings and egg, mix well.
  3. Stir in flour and baking soda.
  4. Drop heaping tablespoon’s onto foil-lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart, and flatten out slightly with the back of a spoon. Bake 9-11 minutes until just set. Remove to cooling rack, and cool completely before decorating.
  5. Frost and decorate 1 cookie at a time. After spreading frosting on cookie, add candy corn for feathers. Pipe yellow icing for beak and feet. Add baking bits for eyes; pipe black gel for center of each eye.

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  1. The Home Cook

    November 28, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    I love these, especially because the frosting is chocolate. 🙂 Adorable!

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