Inspiration
The round shape and design of the Reko Pizzelle Italian cookies inspired me to make turkey cupcakes for Thanksgiving. The cookies looked like the perfect turkey feathers. I played around with the idea of using a regular size muffin tin or the jumbo size for larger turkeys and decided to make both. They made for a cute mix of big and small turkeys. These were super easy and fun to make!
Shopping List
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- Chocolate Cake Mix
- Chocolate Frosting
- Reko Pizzelle Cookies
- Candy Eyes
- Reese’s Pieces
- Red Icing
- Cupcake Liners or Parchment Paper
Baking Supplies Needed
- Muffin Tins (jumbo and/or regular size)
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon for mixing
- Butter knife for spreading the frosting
- Kitchen scissors for cutting the cookies to make turkey feathers (optional)
Instructions
- Bake your cupcakes and let them cool.
- Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
- Place 2 candy eyes toward the front of the cupcake.
- Place a yellow Reese’s Pieces for the beak.
- Make a small wattle with the red icing, next to the beak.
- Cut the pizzelle in half or smaller to fit the cupcake and gently stand it up toward the back of the cupcake.
*See the video below for step by step assembly of the turkey cupcakes.
Video
Suggestions and Notes
- You can use a mix of cupcake sizes (as I mentioned above) or make them all the same size.
- If you can’t find muffin liners, feel free to use parchment paper. I cut them into squares and used them as liners for the larger cupcakes.
- This is a super fun and easy activity that you can do with your children.
- Have fun with it and feel free to make substitutions with similar candies.
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