Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies Recipe
Soft homemade sugar cookies topped with chocolate frosting, a mini Reese's cup, and candy corn feathers to look like turkeys. A fun Thanksgiving baking project for kids.
Servings: 24
Calories: 473kcal
Cost: $14.95, $0.62 per Serving.
Ingredients
FOR THE COOKIES:
- 2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1 cup Butter softened at room temperature
- 1 large Egg
- 1 Large Egg Yolk
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
FOR THE CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
- 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter softened at room temperature
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 2 Tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Brown Food Coloring
FOR THE DECORATIONS:
- 24 Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- 48 Candy Eyes
- 1 bag Candy Corn
- 24 Orange Mini M&Ms
- 24 Gummy Worms cut in half
Instructions
FOR THE COOKIES:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Then set aside. In a separate bowl, beat together with either a hand held mixer or a stand up mixer the butter with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy (3-4 minutes).
- Then add in the egg, egg yolk and vanilla. Beat until combined. Change the speed on the mixture to a low speed and slowly add in the flour mixture until just combined. Be careful not to over mix the ingredients.
- Scoop the dough into 2-tablespoon balls and place them 2 inches apart on a lined baking sheet. Press each ball down with the bottom of a glass to flatten the top.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until the edges are very slightly brown and the cookies are set.
- Then allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
FOR THE FROSTING:
- Cream together the butter, powdered sugar and cocoa powder until combined and smooth.
- Add the milk and vanilla extract and beat for 1–2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add ½ teaspoon brown gel food coloring and mix until evenly combined. Add more if needed to reach your desired brown color.
FOR THE DECORATIONS:
- Decorate the top of each cookie with the chocolate frosting.
- Then use the candy corn to make the tail of the turkeys around the top of the cookies.
- Then place a mini Reese’s peanut butter cup in the lower center of each cookie.
- Use the leftover frosting to place the candy eyes, orange M&M and half of a gummy worm to make the face of the turkey on the miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup.
- Let the frosting set at room temperature and then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 446IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg
