Celebrate
A seat at the kids’ table becomes a coveted spot with a tot-friendly menu and an entertaining craft project.
Bring Thanksgiving to the kids’ table.
Gobbler Goodies
The kids and I had a ball making these tasty turkeys for Thanksgiving one year. They would make fun favors at each place setting on your Thanksgiving table—if your family doesn’t gobble them up first!
SUE GRONHOLZ BEAVER DAM, WI
PREP: 30 MIN. • COOK: 5 MIN. + COOLING MAKES: 28 SERVINGS
1/4 cup butter, cubed
4 cups miniature marshmallows 6 cups crisp rice cereal 28 chocolate sandwich cookies 11/2 cups chocolate frosting
1 pkg. (11 oz.) candy corn 28 malted milk balls
White candy coating, optional
1. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add marshmallows; stir over low heat until melted. Stir in cereal. Cool for 10 minutes. With buttered hands, form cereal mixture into 11/2-in. balls. Twist apart sandwich cookies; spread frosting on the inside of cookies.
2. Place 28 cookie halves under cereal balls to form the base for each turkey. Place 5 pieces of candy corn in a fan pattern on remaining cookie halves; press each half onto a cereal ball to form the tail. Attach remaining candy corn with frosting to form turkey wings. For head, attach malted milk ball with frosting; cut white tip off additional candy and attach to head with frosting to form beak. If desired, place melted white candy coating in a piping bag fitted with a #1 round tip; pipe onto head to form eyes. Allow to stand until frosting has set. Store, tightly covered at room temperature.
1 PIECE 222 cal., 6g fat (2g sat. fat), 0 chol., 125mg sod., 43g carb. (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g pro.