Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

Photo: flickr user chadmagiera

Ingredients

1 c. butter

2 c.s sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp.s vanilla

2 1/2 c.s flour

2 tsp.s baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. milk

1 c. oats

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the milk, then the oats. Refrigerate dough for 2 hours. Roll the dough into balls and place on cookie sheet. Spread butter (or PAM) on the bottom of a cup. Dip the cup in sugar. Now flatten each ball using the cup dipped in sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

To decorate: Candy corn Small peanut butter cups Chocolate chips Red licorice rope

While cookies are warm, use a little bit of frosting to stick a peanut butter cup upside down in the center of the cookie. This will be the turkey's body. Press candy corn around the top of cookie to make turkey's tail. Use more frosting to stick a chocolate chip to the center of the peanut butter cup for the head. Stick a piece of the licorice below the chocolate chip for the gobbler.

Fun for kids to make!