Tookie Turkeys Cookies

Tookie Turkeys Cookies



These easy-to-make cookies are simple and fun to make for the busy dad and mom, and not too complicated for little hands to do with some supervision.



You'll need:
  • Oreo Double Stuff Cookies (package)
  • Bag of gourmet candy corn
  • Fondant in red, black and white (for eyes and waddle), or you can use candy eye's found at Hobby Lobby
  • Bag of Hershey's Chocolate Kisses
  • Orange chocolate melts
  • Cookie sheet lined with parchment or was paper
  • 2 small ramekin bowls
  • Round cake tip
To make your eyes roll white fondant thinly, taking your round cake tip using the large end cut out the whites of the eye's. Roll out the black fondant thinly and taking the same tip use the small end and cut out the black of the eyes. With a touch of water, glue the black to the white of the eyes and set aside to dry. (An easier way is to use the candy eyes.)

Take an Oreo and slip four candy corns upside down about 1/4 of the way into the white frosting, they are the turkey's feathers.


Do this for all of your cookies. In a small ramekin bowl melt a few kisses in the microwave (increments of 20 to 30 seconds) stir until melted. On a parchment or waxed paper lined cookie sheet lay out your turkey cookies. Now take a chocolate kiss and dip the bottom end of the kiss in the melted chocolate; just enough to cover the bottom of the kiss; this is to glue the bottom of the kiss to the center of the Oreo. Do this to all of your turkeys.
In your second ramekin bowl melt a few orange chocolate melts (increments of 20 to 30 seconds) stir until melted. Now carefully take your turkey and dip the very tip of the kiss into the orange chocolate, this will be the beak. Place back on the cookie sheet to harden/dry (about 5 to 10 minutes) do this to all of them. While waiting, take the red fondant and knead working until soft. Take a pea size ball and work out a waddle. Then take a touch of melted chocolate and attach waddle to the beak. Do this to all you turkeys.
Now to finish off your turkeys, take the eyes, and a food safe brush, and brush the back of the eye with melted chocolate and attach them to the sides of the kiss. You can place them goofy if you so want to give them some personality.


Voila you've now got your very own flock of turkeys!

Notes:
The candy eyes I found were in a package of four Halloween sprinkles around October. If they are not on sale check out their facebook page for a coupon. Wilton fondant you can find in packages of four primary colors and are also available at Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Look for coupons for Michael's in your Sunday paper or sign up for email coupons.

Bunny Meadow Cakes






These easy-to-make cakes are simple and fun to make for the busy mom or dad, and not too complicated for little hands to do with some supervision.



  • You'll need:

  • Little Debbie Easter Basket Cakes (10 cakes per box)
  • Kraft Jet-Puffed Bunny Mallow Marshmallow (10 oz. bag)
  • Nestle Toll House White Morsels (12 oz. bag)
  • Hershey's Resse's Mini Eggs or Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs
  • Wilton Foodwriter Pens
  • cookie sheet
  • 2 small Ramekin bowls
  • Parchment or Wax paper
Take your Foodwriter pens and add faces and ears to your Mallow Bunnies. Set aside on a cookie sheet-lined with wax or parchment paper - to dry. Place your mini eggs in a ramekin bowl, open your Easter Basket Cakes and set aside. Melt 1/4 cup of White Morsels in a small microwave-safe ramekin bowl, (increments of 20 to 30 seconds) stir until melted. Take your Bunny Mallows and dip the very bottoms into your melted morsels and attach to your Easter Basket Cakes. Remember to leave room for a mini egg or two. Now, dip just a tip of your mini egg into the melted morsels and attach to your Easter Basket Cake. Let stand until your melted morsels have hardened about 5 to 10 minutes.




Voila you've got your very own Bunny Meadow!

Notes:
Depending on how many mini eggs and Little Debbie Easter Basket Cake boxes you purchase, you can get about 30 to 40 Bunny Meadows. For 20 cakes (2 Boxes), I found all these food items on sale, coming in under $8.00. I already had the Wilton Foodwriters Pens which cost around $4.99 to $8.99 depending on if you have a coupon.





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