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Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies on white serving tray.

Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies

These adorable Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies are the perfect no-bake treat for Thanksgiving. They’re festive, kid-friendly, and come together in just 30 minutes. Plus, they’re almost too cute to eat… almost.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 30 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 30 Nutter Butter cookies
  • 30 Nutter Butter Bites
  • 1 cup yellow candy melts
  • 1 cup orange candy melts
  • 1 cup red candy melts
  • 60 candy eyes
  • 30 yellow M&Ms or Reese’s Pieces

Instructions
 

  • Melt the yellow, orange, and red candy melts in separate microwave-safe bowls, heating in 20–30 second intervals and stirring until smooth.
  • Transfer each color to its own piping bag (or zip-lock bag) and snip a small tip so you can pipe thin lines and small dots without the candy running everywhere.
  • Arrange all the Nutter Butters on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Pipe a small dollop of any candy melt color on the top edge of each cookie, then gently press a Nutter Butter Bite on top to form the turkey’s head. Hold it in place for a second so it sticks.
  • Above each head, pipe short curved lines in yellow, orange, and red to look like tail feathers. Alternate the colors and slightly overlap them for a fuller, layered look.
  • Using the yellow candy melts, pipe two small dots on the head and press on the candy eyes.
  • Add another small yellow dot just below the eyes and place an M&M or Reese’s Piece on top to make the beak.
  • Use the red candy melts to pipe a small teardrop shape next to the beak for the wattle.
  • Let all cookies sit at room temperature until the candy is fully hardened before moving or serving.

Notes

Work Quickly with Candy Melts: They can harden fast, so prepare your piping bags before you start assembly.
Use a Steady Surface: Decorating on a flat, stable surface will help prevent the cookies from shifting.
Batch Your Steps: Instead of making one cookie at a time, do each step for all cookies before moving to the next.
Let Them Set Fully: Allow the candy melts to harden completely before stacking or storing to prevent smudging.