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Thanksgiving Sugar Cookies

Thanksgiving sugar cookies take our favorite cookie base and top it with a cute candy turkey - kid-friendly and perfect for celebrating!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 18
Calories: 426 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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

Instructions

Cookies
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  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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}
  5. Place the cookie cutouts onto a greased baking pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
Frosting
  1. Make the frosting by adding the butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and almond to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to combine.
Decorate
  1. 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

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

% 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.