Pilgrim Hats
Caution: Contains nuts
- Chocolate-striped shortbread cookies
- Chocolate chips
- Mini peanut butter cups
- Yellow tube frosting
- Orange mini Chiclets
- Place shortbread cookies stripes down on a wax-paper–covered tray.
- Melt chocolate chips in the microwave.
- Dip wide end (top) of a peanut butter cup in the melted chocolate chips, then affix to center of cookie.
- Pipe a circle of yellow frosting around the peanut butter cup for the hat brim, then pop on a mini Chiclet for the buckle.
Autumnal Marshmallow Pops
Gluten- and nut-free
- Marshmallows
- Lollipop sticks
- Food coloring pens (brown, green, red, orange and yellow)
- Draw a fall design on a marshmallow with the food coloring pens.
- Insert a stick and enjoy!
Meaghan Mountford, Rd.com
Apple Turkeys
Nut-free
- Apples
- Cheerios, craisins, raisins, marshmallows, popcorn
- Toothpicks
- Goldfish crackers
- String Cheerios, craisins, raisins and marshmallows onto a toothpick stuck into the apple, to mimic tail feathers.
- Cut a toothpick in half and stick on mini marshmallows and raisins for eyes.
- Stabilize the apple with two popcorn-studded toothpicks stuck in the front and one in the back as legs.
- Finish with a Goldfish nose and craisin wattle.
Littlepageturners.blogspot.com
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Candy Cornucopia
Caution: Contains nuts
- Sugar ice cream cones
- White chocolate chips
- Jelly beans
- Chopped pistachios
- Heat water in teakettle, with pointed end of a sugar cone in spout; steam until softened, about 1 minute. Gently curve end ½ inch from tip; hold for 15 seconds.
- Steam 1 side of cone's open end; press to flatten and let cool until set.
- Dip edge in melted white chocolate and roll in chopped pistachios. Refrigerate until set.
- Fill with jelly beans and serve.
Themoodyfashionista.blogspot.com
Turkey Sandwich Cookies
Nut-free
- Golden Double Stuf Oreos
- Round candy or dried fruit for eyes
- Candy corn
- Red fruit strips
- Stick about six pieces of candy corn into the Oreo cream, fanned out to resemble tail feathers.
- Scrape a bit of Oreo cream off to stick on candy or dried-fruit eyes.
- Cut fruit strip into a long triangle and wrap it around one piece of candy corn.
- Stick the candy corn nose on the Oreo.
Lajollamom.com
Mayflower Jell-o Boats
Gluten- and nut-free
- Oranges
- Prepared Jell-o
- Toothpicks
- White paper cut into rectangular sail shapes
- Halve and hollow oranges.
- Prepare Jell-o.
- Place orange halves in muffin pan and fill with Jell-o. Cool in refrigerator until set.
- Add toothpick-paper sails.
Jenlundsrecipes.blogspot.com
