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Easy Turkey Cupcakes Recipe & Tutorial

By: Melissa Coleman Last Updated: Sep 21, 2023 This post may contain affiliate links.

Invite the kids to help you make these easy Turkey Cupcakes that are not only fun but a great way to celebrate the Thanksgiving season.

This photo features a cupcake that looks like a turkey. This Turkey Cupcake features a chocolate cupcake and a cookie to make the turkey.



These little guys just might be the cutest thing to ever grace your Thanksgiving table.

Plus you can even purchase the cupcakes store-bought to save you much-needed time during the hectic season.

Ingredients you will need:

(this recipe makes 6 cupcakes, double recipe for a dozen)

  • 6 chocolate frosted cupcakes (make your own or store-bought)
  • 6 Nutter Butter cookies
  • 12 candy eyeballs
  • 3 Orange Reese’s Pieces (cut in half)
  • Cookie decorating gel (red)
  • Candy Corn (you will need 30, 5 for each Turkey)
  • Chocolate sprinkles
  • A small amount of homemade icing to use as glue for the turkey face

    To make a small batch of homemade icing: ¼ cup powdered sugar and ½ teaspoon of milk. Stir well to combine. If too thick, add a bit more milk. If too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.

Instructions for Easy Turkey Cupcakes

Using a toothpick, you are going to apply a drop of icing to the back of each candy eyeball. Apply each eyeball about ½ inch down from the top center of each Nutter Butter cookie.



Next, you are going to apply a drop of icing to a ½ piece of Reese’s Pieces candy. Apply to the cookie for the nose, right under the eyeballs.



Add a small line of red cookie decorating gel right next to “nose” to create the gobbler.

Random fun fact: Did you know the gobbler is called a wattle?



Now you are ready to stick the cookie down into the frosted cupcake, right in the center. About ½ the cookie should stick out when you are finished.



Behind the cookie, starting in the center, insert a piece of candy corn into the frosting. Repeat this process twice on each side of the one that you just inserted, until you have 5 “feathers”.



Add sprinkles all over the chocolate frosting and you are done with your adorable and easy turkey cupcakes.



Now you are ready to whip up a batch of these deliciously decadent, easy-to-make Thanksgiving cupcakes for your Turkey Day celebration.



If you love these easy turkey cupcakes you might also like these other fun Thanksgiving posts.

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  • Thanksgiving Turkey Crafts for Kids
  • Handprint Thanksgiving Turkey Card
  • Popsicle Stick Pilgrim Craft for Kids
  • Easy Hand Print Wreath
  • Pumpkin Pie Turkeys



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Turkey Cupcakes

Melissa Coleman
Invite the kids to help you make these easy Turkey Cupcakes that are not only fun but a great way to celebrate the Thanksgiving season.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Servings 6 Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 chocolate frosted cupcakes make your own or store-bought
  • 6 Nutter Butter cookies
  • 12 candy eyeballs
  • 3 Orange Reese’s Pieces cut in half
  • Cookie decorating gel red
  • Candy Corn you will need 30, 5 for each Turkey
  • Chocolate sprinkles
  • A small amount of homemade icing to use as glue for the turkey face. See notes for simple homemade icing recipe.

Instructions
 

  • Using a toothpick, you are going to apply a drop of icing to the back of each candy eyeball. Apply each eyeball about ½ inch down from the top center of each Nutter Butter cookie.
  • Next, you are going to apply a drop of icing to a ½ piece of Reese’s Pieces candy. Apply to the cookie for the nose, right under the eyeballs.
  • Add a small line of red cookie decorating gel right next to “nose” to create the gobbler.
  • Now you are ready to stick the cookie down into the frosted cupcake, right in the center. About ½ the cookie should stick out when you are finished.
  • Behind the cookie, starting in the center, insert a piece of candy corn into the frosting. Repeat this process twice on each side of the one that you just inserted, until you have 5 “feathers”.
  • Add sprinkles all over the chocolate frosting and you are done with your adorable and easy turkey cupcakes.

Notes

To make a small batch of homemade icing: ¼ cup powdered sugar and ½ teaspoon of milk. Stir well to combine. If too thick, add a bit more milk. If too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.
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