Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies
Keep little fingers busy decorating holiday refrigerated sugar cookies!
Prep Time: 20 min Start to Finish: 1 hr Makes: 16 to 20 cookies

1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® Create ' n Bake™ refrigerated sugar cookies or 1 package (18 oz) Pillsbury® Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies
1 container (16 oz) chocolate creamy frosting
Candy corn
Orange decorating icing
Black decorating gel
Miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Bake cookies as directed on roll or package. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
2. Spoon chocolate frosting into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut small hole in bottom corner of bag. On each cookie, pipe frosting on outer edge of half of cookie. Arrange candy corn over frosting for feathers.
3. Pipe orange icing onto each cookie to resemble turkey face and feet. Use orange icing to attach baking bits to turkey face for eyes. Pipe black gel on baking bits for centers of eyes

Super-Duper Soft Sugar Cookies

1 C softened margarine

1/2 C shortening

2 C sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

5 1/4 c. flour

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. salt

Mix first five ingredients. Then add and mix remaining three.

Chill at least one hour.

Make 'em thick! Cook at 350 degrees for 6-7 minutes (until they lose their shine.) Do NOT overcook! Take off sheet and cool immediately.

Frosting

1/2 C shortening

1/2 C softened margarine

1 tsp. vanilla

4 C powdered sugar

2 T milk

Beat until fluffy. Add food coloring if wanted.