GOBBLER GOODIES

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TURKEY at Thanksgiving is a timeless tradition. But you can give your holiday meal a novel twist with these birds of a different feather. The holiday treats are cute, sweet and made from all kinds of goodies youngsters love to nibble on. "The kids and I had a ball making these tasty turkeys for Thanksgiving one year," shares Sue Gronholz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. "They loved forming the turkey bodies from the gooey cereal mixture and twisting the sandwich cookies apart. "But using chocolate frosting to "glue" on the candy corn was their favorite part." This recipe makes a big batch of tempting turkeys, so there are plenty for snacking and sharing. These festive fall treats also would make fun favors at each place setting on your Thanksgiving table-if your family doesn't gobble them up first!

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 28 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, cubed
4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups crisp rice cereal
28 chocolate sandwich cookies
1-1/2 cups chocolate frosting
1 package (11 ounces) candy corn
28 malted milk balls
White candy coating, optional

Steps:

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 1-1/2-in. balls. Twist apart sandwich cookies. If desired, remove filling and save for another use. Spread frosting over each cookie half., 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 125mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.