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Thanksgiving Treats

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🎩 Create festive Pilgrim Hat Cookies that are perfect for adding a delightful, no-bake Thanksgiving treat to your celebrations.
🍬 These treats combine simple ingredients with easy assembly, ideal for family-friendly fun and stress-free dessert options.

  • Total Time: 30-45 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies 1x

Ingredients

Scale

1 package (11.5 ounces) striped cookies

1/2 cup orange candy melts

1/2 cup yellow candy melts

24 unwrapped caramel candies

24 orange and yellow candy-coated chocolates

Pretzel crisps (amount as needed, typically 24-48 pieces)

Melted white chocolate (from about 1 cup white chocolate chips)

Red food coloring gel (a few drops)

Semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1/2 cup)

Candy corn (24-48 pieces, depending on pretzel size)

White chocolate chips (1 cup)

Red food gel (a few drops)

Golden Oreos (12 large ones)

Mini golden Oreos (12 pieces)

Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (24 pieces for eyes)

Halved candy corn (12 halves for beaks)

12 ounces chocolate candy melts

50 unwrapped milk chocolate kisses

50 mini wafer cookies

50 mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1-Place the striped cookies upside down on parchment paper to create a stable base.

2-Melt the orange and yellow candy melts until smooth, either in the microwave or on the stove.

3-Dip the bottom of each unwrapped caramel candy into the melted candy melts and place it in the center of a cookie to form the hat shape.

4-Add one orange or yellow candy-coated chocolate on the candy melt band for a pop of color.

5-Let the cookies set for 15-30 minutes at room temperature, or refrigerate to set faster.

6-Lay out pretzel crisps on waxed paper for a clean workspace.

7-Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips and pipe white chocolate into the holes of the pretzels.

8-Place chocolate chips in the top holes for eyes and insert candy corn pointed end down in the center.

9-Add a small amount of red-dyed chocolate next to the candy corn to make the wattle.

10-Let everything set for about 5 minutes.

11-Melt the white chocolate chips until smooth.

12-Separate the large Golden Oreos, keeping the filling intact, and press six candy corn tips into the filling.

13-Reattach the top Oreo using white chocolate as glue.

14-Attach a mini Golden Oreo on the bottom with white chocolate, then add two mini chocolate chips for eyes and half a candy corn for the beak.

15-Pipe red chocolate for the wattle and let set for 5 minutes.

16-Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

17-Melt the chocolate candy melts until smooth.

18-Dip the flat end of each chocolate kiss into the melted chocolate and press it onto a mini wafer cookie, placing it cookie side down on the sheet.

19-Use melted chocolate to attach a mini chocolate chip on top as the stem.

20-Let set at room temperature or refrigerate for 5 minutes.

Notes

🍭 Use parchment paper to prevent sticking and for easy cleanup.
🍫 Refrigerate to set the candy melts faster but keep an eye on texture.
🎨 Customize colors of candy melts and chocolates for a personalized festive look.

  • Author: Brandi Oshea
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Setting Time: 15-30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: No-Bake Assembly
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 110
  • Sugar: 14g
  • Sodium: 60mg
  • Fat: 5g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 1g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 16g
  • Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 5mg