How to make Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

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™ refrigerated sugar cookie dough or Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated 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.

  • Prep time : 20 min
  • Ingredients :6
  • Servings : 16
  • Total: 60 min

Ingredients

  • roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookie dough or 1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookie dough (24 cookies)
  • 2/3 cup chocolate creamy frosting (from 16 oz container)
  • Candy corn
  • Orange decorating icing
  • M&M's® Minis™ chocolate candy
The Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies
Recipe is incredibly easy. It contains simple ingredients that you should already
have on hand.
1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookie dough, Chocolate creamy frosting, Candy corn, Orange decorating icing
M&M's® Minis™ chocolate candy, Black decorating gel
  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.

Expert Tips

Remember to let the Thanksgiving turkey cookies fully cool before decorating!
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.
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.
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