Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies
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Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies
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Thanksgiving sugar cookies take our favorite cookie base and top it with a cute candy turkey - kid-friendly and perfect for celebrating!
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Ingredients
Cookie
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2¾ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting and Decorations
- ⅓ cup Butter, softened
- 4 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- Orange food coloring
- Miniature Reese's, candy eyeballs, candy corn, brown sprinkles
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Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Add the butter, cream cheese, sugars, egg, and almond to a large bowl. Use a hand mixer or kitchen aid to cream them until fluffy.
- In a separate bowl sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Once combined, add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture. Mix until soft dough forms.
- Roll out the dough. Thin dough will make a crunchier cookie. For a softer cookie roll the dough to about ⅜ inches thick. Cut the dough with a 3-inch round cookie cutter. {NOTE: Try not to handle the dough too much}
- Place the cookie cutouts onto a greased baking pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
Frosting
- Make the frosting by adding the butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and almond to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to combine.
Decorate
- Add ¼ cup of the frosting and orange food coloring to a small bowl and mix. Frost the cookies and sprinkle with brown sprinkles. Decorate each cookie by adding a Reeses’s to the middle with candy corn around the top of the Reese’s. Add candy eyeballs using frosting for glue and pipe on orange frosting feet.
Notes
- Each cookie will need: frosting, brown sprinkles,1 mini Reeses Cup, 2 candy eyes, and 7 candy corns.
- Pro tip. Instead of making sugar cookies, use refrigerated sugar cookie dough or buy unfrosted sugar cookies from a bakery.
- Make ahead of time.
- Store decorated cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 4-5 days. Separate stacked cookie layers with wax paper. For longer storage, add a piece of white bread in the container.
- Wrap the sugar cookie dough with plastic wrap and keep it in the fridge for 2-3 days or wrap it a second time with aluminum foil and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Unfrosted baked cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 2 days or in the freezer for 3 months.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
426kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
64g
(21%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
167mg
(7%)
Potassium
86mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
48g
(96%)
Vitamin A
533IU
(11%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 426 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 426kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 167mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 48g | 96% |
| Vitamin A | 533IU | 11% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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48 reviews
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