These Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies are a fun and easy Thanksgiving treat made with Reese’s Pieces cookies, Nutter Butter Bites, candy corn, and chocolate. Each cookie is decorated to look like an adorable little turkey, complete with candy eyes, colorful feathers, and a cute candy beak.
I love making fun treats for Thanksgiving, and these little turkeys are almost too cute to eat! They’re easy to put together, and the kids can help decorate them. They’re perfect for Thanksgiving dessert tables, classroom parties, or a fun holiday activity with the family.
Why I Love These Cookies
About the Ingredients ⭐
- Reese’s Pieces Cookie Dough: Pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough makes these cookies quick and easy.
- Nutter Butter Bites: Create the turkey’s head and body.
- Chocolate Candy Melts: Hold all the candy decorations in place. Chocolate chips also work.
- Candy Corn: Makes the colorful turkey feathers.
- Candy Eyes: Give each turkey its adorable little face.
- Reese’s Pieces: Cut in half to create the turkey beaks.
- Red Decorating Icing: Adds the little red wattle beside each beak.
Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list below
How to Make Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies 🦃
Bake the Cookies: Bake the Reese’s Pieces cookies according to the package directions. Allow them to cool completely.
Melt the Chocolate: Place the chocolate candy melts or chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 15-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
Add the Nutter Butter Bites: Dab melted chocolate onto the bottom half of each cookie and attach a Nutter Butter Bite.
Make the Turkey Face: Use melted chocolate to attach two candy eyes to each Nutter Butter Bite.
Add the Feathers: Attach five pieces of candy corn above each Nutter Butter Bite, with the pointed ends facing down to create a fan of feathers.
Finish the Turkeys: Attach half a Reese’s Pieces candy below the eyes for the beak. Pipe a small amount of red decorating icing beside the beak to create the wattle.
Let Them Set: Allow the cookies to sit for 15 minutes until the chocolate hardens before serving.
Tips I Found Helpful 💙
- Cool Completely: Let the cookies cool before decorating so the chocolate doesn’t melt.
- Work Quickly: Have all your candies ready before melting the chocolate since it sets fast.
- Reheat if Needed: Microwave the chocolate at 50% power for a few seconds if it starts to harden.
- Switch the Cookies: Use your favorite homemade or store-bought cookies for the base.
- Easy Substitutions: Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups can replace the Nutter Butter Bites.
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Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies
These adorable Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies are an easy Thanksgiving treat made with Reese's Pieces cookies, candy corn, and chocolate!
Ingredients
- - 1 package Pillsbury Reese's Pieces Cookie Dough
- - 12 Nutter Butter Bites
- - ½ cup chocolate candy melts or chocolate chips
- - 60 pieces candy corn
- - 24 candy eyes
- - 6 yellow or orange Reese's Pieces, cut in half
- - Red decorating icing
Instructions
- Bake the Reese's Pieces cookies according to the package directions. Allow them to cool completely.
- Place the chocolate candy melts or chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth.
- Dab melted chocolate onto the bottom half of each cookie and attach a Nutter Butter Bite.
- Use melted chocolate to attach two candy eyes to the top half of each Nutter Butter Bite.
- Attach five pieces of candy corn above each Nutter Butter Bite, with the pointed ends facing down to create the turkey feathers.
- Place a little melted chocolate on the cut side of each Reese's Pieces half and attach it below the eyes to create the beak.
- Pipe a small amount of red decorating icing beside each beak to create the turkey's wattle.
- Allow the cookies to set for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Have all your candy decorations ready before assembling. The melted chocolate sets quickly, so reheat it at 50% power if needed.
