Looking to make some easy and festive treats this Thanksgiving? Here is a tried and true recipe that will make all your friends and family smile during this holiday season!
Fun fact: Candy corn is Michigan's favorite Halloween treat!
Ingredients:
½ Cup (1 Stick) of Butter
2 ¾ Cups of All Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
1½ Cups of Sugar
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Candy Corn
Chocolate Chips
Vanilla Frosting
Orange Food Coloring (Optional)
Orange or Yellow Disposable Straw (Optional)
Recipe:
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees and microwave 1 cup stick butter for 30 seconds to soften.
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In a bowl, mix together 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon baking powder.
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In a separate bowl, combine the softened butter, and 1 ½ cups sugar. This is easiest with an electric mixer but can be done by hand with a large spoon. Mix well.
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Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture and stir.
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Slowly add in the dry ingredients.
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Roll dough mixture into balls. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Place 12 cookies per cookie sheet.
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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the bottom of cookies are browned. Let cool two minutes before removing from sheet.
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After cookies have cooled, add a thin layer of vanilla frosting.
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Line outer edge with candy corn for feathers.
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Add chocolate chips below for eyes.
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If you have food coloring, use it to dye some of your frosting orange and add a small triangle below for the nose. Otherwise, make two cuts lengthwise a quarter inch apart in a yellow or orange straw. Make a diagonal cut in between them to form a small triangle. Place this below the eyes as the nose.
This recipe is inspired by All Recipe’s Sugar Cookies and Pillsbury’s Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies. For more quick ideas on how to spice up your Thanksgiving, check out these quick and easy recipes.
-Contributed by Erica Tschirhart, Neighborhood Ambassador-Elbel