🦃 Royal Icing Turkey Cookies ✨ – Show-Stopping Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Ingredients

• • 2 ⅞ cups all-purpose flour
• • ⅞ tsp baking powder
• • ⅞ tsp salt
• • 1 ⅞ cup unsalted butter
• • ⅞ cup granulated sugar
• • 1 ⅞ large egg
• • 1 ⅞ tsp vanilla extract
• • ⅞ cup milk or buttermilk
• • ⅞ cup royal icing

Instructions

1. 1

   Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg, vanilla, and milk. Mix until dough forms.

2. 2

   Chill dough for 30 minutes. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Use a turkey-shaped cutter to form cookies.

3. 3

   Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12-14 minutes until golden. Cool completely before decorating.

4. 4

   Use a coupler with multiple piping tips to create feather details. Pipe body, wings, and tail in alternating colors. Add beak and eyes with contrasting icing.