Sugar Cookie Turkeys
November 18, 2015 19 By EngineerMommyThis 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
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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.
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Sugar Cookie Turkeys
Then, we used the turkey cookie cutters to form the turkey shapes.
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Sugar Cookie Turkeys
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Sugar Cookie Turkeys
We spread this orange icing all over the cookies. We like this icing recipe.
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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?!
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Sugar Cookie Turkeys
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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!