
Turkey cookies have never been easier than these Turkey Sugar Cookies for Thanksgiving! Featuring a simple sugar cookie with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, mini chocolate candies and candy eyes, these cookies are fun Thanksgiving treat to add to your celebration!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
Spread a small dollop of chocolate frosting onto the top of each mini peanut butter cup and place on the cookie to create a turkey body.
Add a small amount of chocolate frosting onto the back of each candy eye and place on the turkey body.
To create turkey feathers, take one color at a time and put a little bit of frosting on the back of your candies. Use a toothpick to help line up candies. I used a combination of yellow, red and orange M&M candies and mini Reese's Pieces.
Finally, melt your red candy melts in a microwavable safe dish in 20 second increments stirring every 20 seconds, just until melted. (This takes approximately 1 minute but microwaves will vary.)
Let the chocolate cool 2-3 minutes and scoop into the sandwich baggie. Snip the corner with a pair of scissors and give each turkey a mouth.
Store cookies in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
You can substitute red cookie icing in place of the red candy melts and Mini M&M's in place of the mini Reese's Pieces.
Exact number of cookies will depend upon what recipe is used and sugar cookie size. This recipe was tested using the Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix which generates 22 to 24 sugar cookies)