Fun Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies Simple No Bake Treats

Picture fun Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies used as place settings for your Thanksgiving celebration. Nutter Butter Turkeys are a fun treat for the holiday season and I just love how cute they are.

Turkey feathers made from Candy Corn candy, this easy recipe is a crowd pleaser and a cute treats idea the entire family can help make. I can't wait to make these with my young Grand Daughter. Won't that be fun!

Take them to a Holiday Cookie Exchanges or use them to make Turkey Cupcakes, these Nutter Butter Cookie Turkeys are just fun to make and eat.

No Bake Cookies are made with only a few simple ingredients and held together with melted chocolate. Use chocolate wafers or chocolate chips with peanut butter sandwich cookies to make Turkey Nutter Butter Cookies.

Shopping List

Cookies: Nutter Butter Cookies and Fudge Stripe Cookies

Candies: Mini Candy Eyes, Yellow or Orange M&M Candy, Candy Corn Candies

How to make Turkey Cookies

Making Nutter Butter Turkeys is so fun. Gab the kids and teens and let them help. The memories are priceless.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, wax paper or use a silicone baking mat. The purpose is to easily lift cookies after chocolate has harden and for easy clean up. Gather the rest of the ingredients needed. I like to use a small bowl to put the candy eyes and M&M's in and other small turkey ingredients.

The tail feathers are made with Candy Corn Candy. The traditional Yellow, Orange and White candies are perfect to use. Or try Fall Harvest Corn as a fun substitution for turkey feathers.

Nutter Butter Cookies are a peanut butter cookie sandwich in the shape of a peanut. The shape is ideal when making Turkey cookies. You can also use a Milano Cookie which is a tasty option.

Optional Standing Turkey

To go a little further you can easily make a standing Turkey with an additional fudge stripe cookie and melted chocolate. Adding yellow mini chocolate chips for the feet is a fun added touch.

Pipe chocolate around the hole of the Fudge Strop Cookie and place Turkey on top. Turkey needs to be fully set before adding base.

Prop turkey up to allow chocolate to harden and set into place.

Step by Step Tips

Melt chocolate chips or chocolate wafer candy in the microwave using a small bowl. Heat for 30 second intervals and then stir. Heat for 15 second increments and stir chocolate until smooth. If additional time is needed to melt chocolate add 15 more seconds and stir.

Spread melted chocolate on Nutter Butter cookie and press onto back of fudge stripe cookie as shown below. The melted chocolate will act as glue holding ingredients together as it cools. Place on baking sheet.

Fudge Stripe Cookie will hold tail feathers made of candy corn and the Nutter Butter cookie is the turkey body. Add melted chocolate to 5 pieces of candy corn candies and place on Fudge Strip Cookies creating a fan of color.

Using drops of chocolate stick on candy eyes and M&M for a turkey beak. Add some red frosting as the Turkey waddle for a finishing touch.

For the full recipe with ingredients and directions see recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Pro Tips:

Chocolate. Adding small dabs of chocolate on the backs of the candy eyes act as glue and will stick to the cookie.

Frosting. Use Store-bought frosting to make waddle. Purchase in tube to apply easily or use a red candy

Substitutions. Use Mini Chocolate Chips in place of Candy Eyes. Try an Orange M&M for the Beak.

Milano Cookies are a great substitution for Nutter Butter Cookies. Red Licorice can be used for a waddle.

Turkey Feet. Mini M&M candies can be placed on bottom of nutter butter cookie as turkey feet. Optional and adorable.

Storage

Store Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies in an airtight container or large ZipLoc bag. Place parchment paper or wax paper between layers to prevent sticking. Cookies can be stored at room temperature up to a week.

Serving Ideas

Making No Bake Thanksgiving Treats are fun to serve at Thanksgiving Dinner or with the Thanksgiving Table. It's also a wonderful Thanksgiving Crafts to keep all the kids, both big and small, entertained while dinner is cooking.

They would such a cute idea to use as place settings. Make at a school party as fall treats and let the kids take them home to enjoy. A sweet treat for a perfect time of year.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas

Of course if you are looking for more Thanksgiving Desserts I've got delicious Pecan Pie Bars that are truly a favorite or Pie Crust Cookies. We also love making Caramel Apple Nachos with sliced up caramel apples.

Or try dipping Graham Crackers in this Pumpkin Fluff dip. And here is a list of favorite pie recipes too for all your fall dessert needs.

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