Pretzel Turkeys
If you have a fall party, potluck, or just want to make the kids a snack, try these Pretzel Turkeys. If you are looking for other Turkey treats try out the Turkey Cupcakes and Mini Peeps Turkeys.
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INGREDIENTS
12 Pretzel Rods
12 Grasshopper Cookies (or other chocolate covered cookies)
24 Candy Eyes
84 Candy Corns
12 Orange Reese’s Pieces
½ cup Chocolate Melting Chips or Bark
⅛ cup red Candy Melting Chips
DIRECTIONS
- Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
- Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
- Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted.
- Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
- Dip pretzel ⅔ way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely.
- Shake off excess.
- Lay on wax paper on top of cookie as shown in picture.
- Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
- Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
- Using a spoon place a little chocolate to “glue in place eyes and Reese’s Piece on end for beak.
- Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds.
- Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
- Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
- Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
Recipe
Pretzel Turkeys
Ingredients
- 12 Pretzel Rods
- 12 Grasshopper Cookies or other chocolate covered cookies
- 24 Candy Eyes
- 84 Candy Corns
- 12 Orange Reese's Pieces
- ½ cup Chocolate Melting Chips or Bark
- ⅛ cup red Candy Melting Chips
Instructions
- Lay cookies out on wax paper leaving room for pretzel rods to lay on top of each cookie without touching each other.
- Using a spoon drizzle a little chocolate around on cookie to glue candy corn in place.
- Heat Chocolate Chips in tall glass or cup by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
- Dip pretzel ⅔ way in melted chocolate and roll to coat completely. Shake off excess.
- Lay on wax paper on top of cookie as shown in picture.
- Place candy corn in fan shape on cookie around pretzel rod.
- Place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
- Using a spoon place a little chocolate to "glue in place eyes and Reese's Piece on end for beak.
- Place Red Candy Chips in corner of zippered sandwich bag and microwave for 45 seconds. Knead to make sure it is smooth and melted.
- Clip corner of bag and pipe a waddle under the beak of each turkey.
- Immediately place in refrigerator for 10 minutes to set candy mix.
Nutrition Disclosure
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
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