Turkey Cookies

Name: Turkey Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 40 fudge-striped cookies; 1/4 cup chocolate frosting; 2 packages (5 ounces each) chocolate-covered cherries; 20 pieces candy corn

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + standing

Yield 20 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Kids will be so happy to see these little fudge-stripe turkey cookies at the Thanksgiving table—and even happier to gobble them up!

Ingredients

40 fudge-striped cookies
1/4 cup chocolate frosting
2 packages (5 ounces each) chocolate-covered cherries
20 pieces candy corn

Directions

Place 20 cookies on a flat surface, solid chocolate side down. Trim remaining cookies to create a flat edge. With frosting attach a chocolate-covered cherry to the top of each base cookie. Position another cookie perpendicular to each base cookie, flat edge down; attach with frosting.
With a dab of frosting, attach 1 piece of candy corn to the front of each cherry for the head. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts

1 turkey: 157 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 94mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Every Thanksgiving, my cousin makes these fudge-striped turkey cookies out of prepared cookies and candies. —Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Recipe Creator

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