Sugar Cookie Turkeys
November 18, 2015This is my favorite time of year! In addition to all the fun and festivities of Christmas, I really enjoy the holiday of Thanksgiving! And not just for the food (although I do love some yummy turkey, gravy, stuffing, etc.)! I also really like the whole concept of being thankful and giving thanks to those we love. I’m always trying to instill in my daughters a sense of thankfulness and appreciation for what they have! And sometimes it’s a struggle, because 4-year-olds will be 4-year-olds!
So last week, while discussing what we are thankful for, my daughters & I decided to make sugar cookies! Then we got to work decorating the little cookies to look like turkeys! We added feathers and little eyes. It was such a fun way to spend the afternoon! Hope y’all like our sugar cookies!
Sugar Cookie Turkeys
Sugar Cookie Turkeys
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine.
- Add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick.and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges.
- Cool on wire rack.
First, we rolled out the dough.
Sugar Cookie Turkeys
Then, we used the turkey cookie cutters to form the turkey shapes.
Sugar Cookie Turkeys
Sugar Cookie Turkeys
We spread this orange icing all over the cookies. We like this icing recipe.
Sugar Cookie Turkeys
We added a chocolate chip for the turkey’s eye and used some yellow icing to form the turkey’s feathers! How cute are these guys?!
Sugar Cookie Turkeys
These are so adorable and will look great arranged on a platter for the kids. I can’t wait to whip these up and see how much everyone enjoys seeing (and eating) them on Thanksgiving!
The kids did have a blast with this one. Thanks for stopping by!
These turkey shaped sugar cookies are so cute! I would love to have these sitting on my Thanksgiving Day dinner table 🙂
oh these are so cute! Love how you decorated them
Aww, I love these adorable turkeys. Look at their cute faces. Those chocolate chips make perfect eyes!
I have never made cookies before and these look absolutely delicious, I need to bake something this holiday.
This is a fun way to prepare food for the Thanksgiving Day. I think the kids will love them. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Very cute turkey cookies! I love cookie making days with the kids. This year I am having my kids write what they are thankful for on a colorful paper leaf and we tape it to the side of the fireplace, then we read them on Thanksgiving. We are a couple of days behind though!
Love this idea!!
Nothing makes me happier than festive treats! These Sugar Cookie Turkeys are so adorable and perfect for Thanksgiving <3
What an adorable idea for Thanksgiving. My kids would love this.
Your Turkey Cookies came out so good. We love sugar cookies so I gotta try this with my kids. Thanks for the recipe.
These came out great! Such a fun cooking project to do with the kids around Thanksgiving. I know they’d love making them and eating them too! lol
Hehe, These are so cute! I didn’t plan anything crafty for Thanksgiving but I have a lot planned for thanks giving! I am pretty stoked about it. I can’t wait to get my cookies made. =D
Wow! Those turkey shaped cookies look cool and yummy! Thanksgiving is on its way! 🙂
How festive! My kids would love these on turkey day.
These are super cute! Perfect treat to serve for the upcoming holiday!
Those are so cute! I love how sugar cookies can be made for every holiday! (I also love frosting. That helps!)
What a cute idea! My boys would love to make these!