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10 Delightful Decorated Thanksgiving Desserts

Want a playful spin on the usual Thanksgiving desserts? Try these cute cookies, cupcakes, candies and other confections (11 Photos)

Sharon Bowers on Nov 8, 2011 at 7:27AM

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10 Delightful Decorated Thanksgiving Desserts

Kevin Kennefick

Thanksgiving Desserts: Cookie Turkeys

These goofy turkeys are even cuter if you have the brown “Indian corn” candy corn that is sometimes available in late fall. (If you see them, stock up!) On the holiday, young idle hands can stay occupied with this project—and the resulting turkeys make great place-card holders: just prop a little card with each diner’s name between the standing Nutter Butter and the fudge-striped cookie behind. (Don’t do it too many hours before dinner is served or grease will leach up into the paper!) Get the recipe

Recipe from "Candy Construction" by Sharon Bowers. Copyright 2010, Storey Publishing.

For even more holiday recipes and ideas, visit Holidaily!