Chocolate-covered Oreo turkeys!
Add a little personality to your Thanksgiving dessert table with our oh-socute Oreo turkeys!
1/4 tsp. + 1/8 tsp. tylose powder, such as Wilton
1/4 cup orange fondant, such as Wilton Decorator Preferred
1/4 cup yellow fondant, such as Wilton Decorator Preferred
1/4 cup red fondant, such as Wilton Decorator Preferred
Cornstarch Light corn syrup
2 cups light cocoa candy melts
12 regular Oreo cookies
Orange and yellow nonpareil sprinkles and jimmies
1 tube (4.25 oz.) black decorating icing, fitted with writing tip
White confetti sprinkles Orange and red gumdrops
12 mini Oreo cookies
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baking sheet with wax paper. One at a time, knead 1/8 tsp. tylose powder into each color of fondant. Lightly knead colors of fondants together to 2 marble slightly. On surface lightly dusted with cornstarch, roll out fondant to 1/16" thickness. Using 2 1/2" daisyshaped cutter, cut out 12 shapes, as shown, re-rolling as necessary. Transfer to baking sheet; 3For dry overnight.
feathers, attach 2 daisy cutouts together with dot of corn syrup. Return 4Line to baking sheet; dry 20 minutes.
another baking sheet with wax paper. Microwave candy melts in wide microwave-safe bowl according to package directions; reserve 2 Tbs. melted candy. Working with one cookie at a time, drop 6 regular Oreos into remaining candy to cover completely; using fork, lift cookie from candy, letting excess drip off. Transfer to baking sheet. For sprinkle- coated Oreos, dip remaining Oreos, then, while still wet, cover with desired sprinkles and jimmies. Transfer to baking sheet; refrigerate until 5For set, 15 minutes.
eyes, pipe icing pupils on confetti sprinkles. For beaks, cut small pieces from orange gumdrop and for waddles, cut pieces from red gumdrops. For faces, with reserved candy melts, attach eyes, beaks and waddles to 6 mini Oreos. Attach faces to plain chocolate-dipped Oreos. With candy melts, as shown, attach feathers to Oreos. Refrigerate until set, 6To 15 minutes.
support turkeys, with candy melts, attach remaining mini Oreos to sprinklecoated Oreos about 1/4" from edge, as shown; refrigerate until set, 10 minutes. With candy melts, attach turkey bodies to sprinkle- coated Oreos, leaning against mini Oreos. Refrigerate until set, 15 minutes. Makes 6 turkeys.