Thanksgiving Treats

Kid-friendly recipes

Pilgrim Hats

Caution: Contains nuts

• Chocolate-striped shortbread cookies
• Chocolate chips
• Mini peanut butter cups
• Yellow tube frosting
• Orange mini Chiclets 

1. Place shortbread cookies stripes down on a wax-paper–covered tray.
2. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave.
3. Dip wide end (top) of a peanut butter cup in the melted chocolate chips, then affix to center of cookie. 
4. 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)

1. Draw a fall design on a marshmallow with the food coloring pens. 
2. Insert a stick and enjoy!      

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Apple Turkeys

Nut-free

• Apples
• Cheerios, craisins, raisins, marshmallows, popcorn 
• Toothpicks
• Goldfish crackers

1. String Cheerios, craisins, raisins and marshmallows onto a toothpick stuck into the apple, to mimic tail feathers. 
2. Cut a toothpick in half and stick on mini marshmallows and raisins for eyes. 
3. Stabilize the apple with two popcorn-studded toothpicks stuck in the front and one in the back as legs.
4. Finish with a Goldfish nose and craisin wattle.                       

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Candy Cornucopia

Caution: Contains nuts

• Sugar ice cream cones
• White chocolate chips
• Jelly beans
• Chopped pistachios

1. 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.
2. Steam 1 side of cone's open end; press to flatten  and let cool until set. 
3. Dip edge in melted white chocolate and roll in chopped pistachios. Refrigerate until set. 
4. Fill with jelly beans and serve.                               

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Turkey Sandwich Cookies

Nut-free

• Golden Double Stuf Oreos
• Round candy or dried fruit for eyes
• Candy corn
• Red fruit strips

1. Stick about six pieces of candy corn into the Oreo cream, fanned out to resemble tail feathers.
2. Scrape a bit of Oreo cream off to stick on candy or dried-fruit eyes.
3. Cut fruit strip into a long triangle and wrap it around one piece of candy corn.
4. Stick the candy corn nose on the Oreo.                   

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Mayflower Jell-o Boats

Gluten- and nut-free

• Oranges
• Prepared Jell-o
• Toothpicks
• White paper cut into rectangular sail shapes

1. Halve and hollow oranges. 
2. Prepare Jell-o. 
3. Place orange halves in muffin pan and fill with Jell-o. Cool in refrigerator until set. 
4. Add toothpick-paper sails.                      

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