Thanksgiving Turkeys

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
20 min
Inactive
10 min
Cook
5 min
Yield:
6 turkeys
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 30 candy corn candies, plus 6 white tips of candy corn
  • 6 chocolate sandwich cookies
  • 6 mini peanut butter cups
  • 6 malt balls
  • 1 cup Red Frosting, recipe follows
  • 6 chocolate sandwich cookies with top cookies removed

Directions

Place the chocolate chips in a medium stainless steel or glass bowl. Set the bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate has melted, about 4 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.

For each turkey, push 5 candy corn candies, tip-side down, into the cream filling of a chocolate sandwich cookie to make the feathers for the turkey. Lay the cookie on a work surface.

Dip the flat, larger end of a peanut butter cup in the melted chocolate allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Place the peanut butter cup, chocolate-dipped end down, onto the sandwich cookie.

Dip a malt ball into the melted chocolate allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Place the malt ball above the peanut butter cup to make the head of the turkey.

Dip the flat end of the white candy corn tip in the chocolate. Place on the malt ball, to make the turkey beak. Refrigerate until the chocolate has set, about 10 minutes.

Place the Red Frosting in a piping bag. Using scissors, cut a small opening in the end of the piping bag. Pipe a small piece of frosting under the malt ball to make the turkey's beard.

Place a cookie (with top half removed) on a platter. Stand the turkey upright into the cream filling. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

Red Frosting:

  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • Red food coloring, as needed

In a medium bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter until smooth, about 20 seconds. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Beat on low speed until combined. Increase the speed to high and beat until the mixture is smooth. Color the frosting by mixing in 1 drop of red food coloring at a time until the desired color is reached.

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  • on November 24, 2012

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    I would like a picture of the finished turkeys also! My daughter-in-law copied mine! Must be a compliment. By next year it will be hazy for old granny here!

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  • on November 23, 2012

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    Super cute and a great place marker for little ones at Thanksgiving. (I used the icing to mark everyones initial on the turkey body. I didn't make the icing she used in her recipe but used store bought icing instead. Although I saw the show, I would still have liked a photo with the recipe, especially for future years when my memory won't be as fresh.

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  • on November 21, 2012

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    I just made these to bring for Thanksgiving dinner for the children. These are easy to make, and look great when they are done. They are a bit fragile, though, and I had some trouble making the candy corn stick into the cookie crème. I tried to anchor the candy corn with some of the melted chocolate, and that made them much sturdier when they hardened. Also, I recommend the double-stuf oreos, because the thicker filling also held the candy corn better. I tried using the original size, and it didn't work out well. But now that I've figured out the tricks, I will definitely make these again.

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