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This is the best time of year to me for so many reasons. I love holiday decorations, movies, songs and spending quality time with my family and friends. Two of my favorite things about the holiday season is the smells & the treats. I get nostalgic when I smell something that reminds me of a happy holiday memory. And I love getting special treats that I only have this time of year. Be sure to keep reading for to find out how to make these easy turkey cookies for Thanksgiving tutorial that you will want to gobble up immediately.
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Sometimes the treats we make can also fill the air with a sweet aroma that evokes memories too. Well, this DIY turkey cookie I’m going to show you doesn’t involve any baking. Which means that it won’t be filling the air with any smell. This is where the holiday scents come into play. You don’t have to be baking something for your kitchen to smell good.
When I was little my Mom made these turkey cookies for my classmates and I every year. These cookies are so tasty but they are also special because this is the only time of year that I have them. Of course you can buy tasty treats from a store and they normally look very nice. However, nothing quite beats a treat that you or a loved one has put together. My wish is not only that you make these turkey cookies yourself but that making them gives you an opportunity to spend some quality with your family or friends. I loved getting to help my Mom put them together when I was little and now as an adult I’m still putting them together.
Here’s a list of ingredients you need to make the DIY Turkey Cookies:
- Circular Cookies that are bigger than the peanut cookies used for the body of the turkey. I love using chocolate cookies but feel free to use your favorite type of cookie. These circular cookies serve as the base for the turkey. You will need two of these cookies for every turkey that you would like to make.
- Peanut shaped cookies. You will need one of these cookies for every turkey that you would like to make. This will serve as the body of the turkey.
- Candy corn is what the tail fan of these turkeys is made out of. One bag of candy corn should be enough. You will use 5-6 pieces of candy corn per turkey.
- Peanut butter cups are used to connect the body of the turkey to the circular cookies. This helps keep the turkey sitting upright. You will need one peanut butter cup per turkey. One bag or container of peanut butter cups is perfect.
- Circular candy small enough to be eyes. What type of candy you use for the eyes is up to you. I like to use black or brown for the eye color but you can pick the eye color.
- Jelly beans work great for the nose, gobbler and feet. I like to use yellow for the nose, red for the gobbler and orange for the feet.
- Icing is what you will use to put everything together. I used a creamy vanilla icing but once again it is all up to you.
Step 1
The first step is to take two of the circular cookies and lay them both face down face down. Pick one to add icing to in order to hold the candy corn in place to work as the tail fan of the turkey. On the backside of the other cookie that is laying down you will add icing along the rear. Then you will take the other cookie and stand it up by placing it on top of the icing. You will need to hold it in place for at least thirty seconds to help it stay standing up.
Step 2
Next take the peanut shaped cookie and add two circular candies to the cookie using frosting. These small circular candies will serve as the eyes. Then take one yellow jelly bean and stand it up on the cookie using icing to keep it in place. Underneath the yellow jelly bean using icing to add a red jelly that will lay down and serve as the gobbler.
Step 3
The next step is to use icing to attach the peanut butter cup to the cookie with the candy corn. Then using more icing attach the peanut shaped cookie to the peanut butter cup. Once the body of your turkey is standing in place and is secure add two orange jelly beans in the front for the feet.
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I would love to hear how you plan on making your home smell like the holidays. Please share what holiday scents you like to use or what treats you plan on making in the comment section below.
These are adorable cookies! I love using Glade products to make my home smell like the holidays. [client]
This is a delicious treat to make with the kids. Now I know what to do with the leftover candy corn we have.
I love those Turkey cookies! Nutter butters are so yummy too.
I was wondering how you make cookies out of turkey :) They look delicious.
I do love holiday decorations so much and it is going to be so much fun this year as well like we do every year. The DIY Turkey Cookies looks amazing and so easy to do as well. I would involve my kids in to doing this and they are going to love it!
Michelle, how cute! Looks like a fun time was had by all :)
Sinea♥
Those are delightful cookies and perfect for this Thanksgiving holiday season. The kids would love them!
These are so adorable! The kids in my AWANA group at church would love these!
These cookies are adorable and so much fun to do! And we’re the same, we’re into all things holidays even scents! There’s just something about smell and happy memories :)
Oh my goodness! That pic of you when you were little! Too cute!
This would be so fun to do with kids on Thanksgiving!
Oh my goodness, this recipe is so adorable! Isn’t it crazy how certain scents evoke childhood memories of the holidays?
These are so cute!! My kids did similar to this at church last week.
What a super cute idea. I may have to try these next year for my family get together!
I love these!! I am going to make some to bring for Thanksgiving dinner- the whole family will love love them!
This is too cute! My house currently smells like pine trees! We got our Christmas tree this weekend and it’s smellin’ up the whole place and I LOVE IT!
These are adorable! And they look pretty easy to make. Perfect to make with the kiddos!
These are absolutely adorable! I bet they are so much fun for kids to make!
What a cute cookie idea for the holiday! I love the picture of you as a little girl, that’s the sweetest!
These are absolutely adorable!! They look so easy to make, too. I love a fun recipe that doesn’t really require me to do much in the way of baking. Thanks for sharing them!
These cookies are so original and cutee! I love them!
What cute cookies. I need to make this with my boys
Aw these are really cute. And they make me want Nutter Butters.
Omgoodness, Nutter Butters and Candy Corns. My favorite things all in one turkey! Love it :D
The turkey cookies are too cute! My daughter would love to make these, saving for later.
This is a creative cookies.. The kids can’t wait to eat all the cookies. Very nice.
It is so cute. My kids will love to eat all that cookies.. Very attractive and creative design..
How cute are these turkey cookies! What a wonderful tradition to share with the new generation in the family!
Wow these cookies are so cute and perfect for Thanksgiving! The kids would love them. Thank you for sharing :)
These are such cute cookies!!! I love that you have a picture with them from when you were younger, a fun tradition!
Such a good cookies! I bet my kids would surely love this
How awesome! I need to make these with my kids.
Your turkey cookies are adorable! I love having a fun dessert for the family!
Holy cow these are too stinkin’ cute!! I may need to keep this in mind for my belated friendsgiving!
xoxo,
Amy | Pastel N Pink
So cute! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
These cookies are adorable! I love Glade products, they always smell fabulous! I can’t wait to get some new holiday candles now that Thanksgiving is over!
Kayla | kaylablogs.com
Oh my goodness! I love how cute these are and that it is a tradition being passed down! So fun!
These are so cute! I use Glade products all year round, I gotta have my smell goods.
LOL.. I so would never think about anything like that…way too cute