Make turkey time sweet with sugar cookies kids will love to decorate.
Cookie Turkeys
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 3 hr 0 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- Assorted candies, if desired

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract and egg. Stir in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
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Step2Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening or spray with cooking spray. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured surface, roll each half 1/4-inch thick. Cut with 4 1/2-inch turkey-or hand-shaped cookie cutter; place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Frost and decorate with candies as desired.
Nutrition
300
Calories
14g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 37%
- Trans Fat
- 2g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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