Quick and easy turkey cookies, homemade with simple ingredients like Oreos and candy corn. These decorated Thanksgiving cookies are fun to make with kids. Ready in less than 30 minutes with store-bought ingredients. No fancy cookie cutters are required!
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I have been making these with my son for a few years. It's become a family tradition for Thanksgiving. If you are fond of turkey treats, be sure to check out this Turkey Cake and this Fondant Turkey Topper and these adorable Turkey Cupcakes. Just do a Google search or Pinterest search and you will see many Thanksgiving cookie designs to inspire you. These Acorn cookies and these Easy Fall Cookies (Leaf Cookies) from my blog archives are two other ideas are perfect for this holiday.
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Key ingredients
- Oreos- Use any flavor you like. I used the classic flavor today.
- Melted chocolate- This works very well as "edible glue" to stick pieces together.
- Candy corns- These are used to make the feathers.
- Other candies- To complete the look, you will also need eyeball candies and pumpkin or butterscotch chocolate chips.
How to make easy Oreo turkey cookies?
- Open an Oreo cookie in half.
- Pour some melted chocolate on one side.
- Stick a few candy corns.
- Place the other cookie on top and stick it together.
- Decorate the turkey face with candy corns and eyeball candies.
Tips and variations
- Instead of Oreos, any other brand of chocolate cream filled cookies can be used.
- Eyeball candies can be ordered online from Amazon or Wilton or they can be found in the baking aisle at most grocery stores.
- Don't use frosting to stick assemble everything because it's not very secure and does not dry hard like chocolate. Also, frosting is more messy for kids.
- Sugar cookie version- Prepare this small batch of cut out sugar cookies recipe and then roll it out. Use a cutter to cute out turkey shapes and decorate with the best royal icing recipe.
- Use other flavors of Oreos- There is so much variety these days and they even make special seasonal flavors such as pumpkin.
- Instead of Oreos, you can use fudge stripe cookies but I think Oreos look the best.
- These cookies are decorated with candy corns, pumpkin chocolate chips and eyeball candies. You can also add mini pretzels for turkey legs.
Storage
- Refrigerate- This is not recommended since the moisture from the refrigerator can make the candy corns sticky and the cookies soggy.
- Freeze- This is not recommended since Oreos become soggy upon thawing.
- Room temperature- These can stay out in a covered container for 2 days.
- Make ahead- These can easily be made 1-2 days in advance.
More Thanksgiving desserts
- Easy Spice Cake (Chai Cake)
- Chocolate Tree Cake (For Fall or Thanksgiving)
- Autumn Cake (Fall Cake)
- Chocolate Caramel Apples
- Easy Rustic Cake (Tiered Cake)
Recipe
Easy Oreo Turkey Cookies (Candy Corns)
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Ingredients
- 10 Oreo cookies
- ½ cup Chocolate Melted
- 2 cups Candy corn
- 20 Eyeball candies
- 10 Pumpkin chocolate chips
Instructions
- Separate an Oreo cookie so that you have one cookie with filling and one without filling.
- Pour some melted chocolate on the side with filling.
- Arrange the candy corns in the shape of feathers.
- Place the other cookie on top and press gently to stick everything together.
- Use melted chocolate to stick eyes and chocolate chip beak on top of the Oreo and you are done.
Notes
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a plastic container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
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Sarah Hunter
Where did you find the pumpkin chips? Internet search is turning up empty.
Abeer Rizvi
I have always bought them from Jewel Osco or Walmart. They always show up around the last week of October- first week of November and I stock up on them...lol.
Ann
You could use butterscotch chips if you can not find the pumpkin
R Taylor
What is the “brand of the pumpkin chocolate chips”....I’ve searched major brands and cannot find who makes these!!!!
Abeer Rizvi
It's the Nestle brand and it's called "pumpkin spice." Someone else suggested using butterscotch chips instead.
Donna
I made these for my daughter’s Brownie troop 20 years this is truly is an oldie butt a goodie. Thanks for bringing this out for todays kids to enjoy.