Handprint Turkey Cookies

Handprint Turkey Cookies

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2-2/3 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup sour cream

Glaze

5 cups confectioners’ sugar

3 to 4 tablespoons water

2-1/4 teaspoons light corn syrup

3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Red, yellow, orange, green and brown gel food coloring

In a large bowl, cream the shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.

Trace a child’s hand onto a piece of cardboard with pencil and cut out for a pattern.

On a well floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/2 inch thickness. Use a sharp knife to cut around the cardboard hand to cut out hand shapes. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 425 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

In a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients and beat until smooth. Set aside 1 teaspoon of white glaze for eyes. Place 1/4 cup of glaze into each of four bowls. Tint one red, one yellow, one orange and one green. Place 1 tablespoon of glaze in another bowl and tint dark brown. Tint the remaining glaze light brown.

Frost he palm and thumb of each cookie light brown. Frost each finger a different color, using red, yellow, orange and green.

Place the remaining yellow glaze in a pastry or plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the corner of bag. Pipe a beak on each thumb.

Repeat with dark brown glaze to pipe a pupil in the center of each eye and to pipe wings on the center of each cookie.

Use remaining red glaze to pipe wattles on each thumb. Let dry completely.

Recipe and picture from TasteOfHome.com