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    Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe

    Published: Oct 31, 2022 · Modified: Dec 4, 2023 by Jennifer · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Check out this Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe - not only is it absolutely ADORABLE, it's also quite easy to make!

    Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe

    Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe

    What Is A Thanksgiving Cookie?

    There are a lot of different flavors and ingredients that can make cookies qualify as a Thanksgiving cookie. Maybe it's a pumpkin cookie, or maybe it is decorated to look like a turkey.

    Well, I made a giant cookie with orange and yellow fall colors and a cute turkey in the middle. This is a cookie that feeds an entire group and looks perfect on the Thanksgiving dessert table.

    Why You'll Love This Giant Cookie

    Are you looking for a Unique Thanksgiving Dessert idea that will totally WOW your guests this year? Well, let's get started, because I have JUST THE THING!

    This giant chocolate chip cookie cake is so cute, isn't it? It reminds me of those giant cookie "cakes" that they used to sell in the mall at The Cookie Co. I LOVED THOSE COOKIES!

    Now you can make your very own and customize it for the holidays with this super fun Unique Thanksgiving Dessert idea!

    And if you really enjoy cute turkey-themed desserts, then make some easy turkey cupcakes next.

    Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe
    chocolate chip cookie decorated with yellow, orange and red frosting with a turkey

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    Check out these really fun and easy Thanksgiving themed recipes on The Rebel Chick that are similar to this Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake. Like our No Bake Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies!

    I am always adding new recipes, especially during the months surrounding Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Take a look and see if there is anything that sounds tasty to you! I think you will love our Thanksgiving Pecan Slab Pie Recipe!

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    How to Make A Thanksgiving Giant Cookie

    Beginning bakers will easily be able to decorate this simple turkey cookie. I'll show you photos of each step so you know exactly what to do.

    Ingredients

    All of the exact ingredient amounts are in the printable recipe card. First, here is what you'll need from the store:

    • Chocolate chip cookie mix and ingredients to make cookies (usually softened butter and eggs) 
    • White frosting
    • candy eyes
    • chocolate Jimmie sprinkles
    • pumpkin sprinkles
    • red, yellow, orange and chocolate brown color gels

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    Directions

    First, preheat the oven to 375 and grease a 12" pizza pan. Set aside. 

    Prepare chocolate chip cookie mix according to package directions.

    Adding eggs and butter to the chocolate chip cookie mix
    Chocolate chip cookie dough in a mixing bowl

    Press dough evenly into prepared pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

    Chocolate chip cookie dough in a pie plate

    Remove from oven and let stand to cool completely. 

    Once the cookie is cooled, divide frosting into fourths, placing each into a separate small bowl.

    Add red, orange, yellow and chocolate brown food color gels, one color to each bowl and mix well.

    Four bowls of frosting colored red, yellow, orange, and brown

    Add additional color gels to get desired color. 

    Red, yellow, orange, and brown frosting

    Use a cake spatula to add a small amount of one of the three feather colors (red, orange or yellow) of icing to the back tip of the spatula.

    Press and slide down onto the cookie to create a feather.

    Adding orange frosting to the cookie

    Wipe the spatula clean before using another color. Repeat until you have the desired number of feathers. You will have left over frosting, set it aside. 

    Adding red and yellow and orange frosting to the cookie to look like turkey feathers

    Add brown frosting to a pastry bag.

    Brown frosting in a piping bag

    Snip the tip and pipe a body onto the turkey.

    Brown frosting on the cookie to look like the turkey's body

    Add a head and then follow with wings.

    Brown frosting on the cookie cake to look like the turkey's head
    Shaping the brown frosting to look more like a turkey

    Add candy eyes onto the turkey.

    Place a small dollop of red and orange frosting into separate sandwich bags and snip the tip. Pipe legs and a beak in orange and the turkey's wattle in red. 

    Adding eyes, a beak, and legs to the turkey

    With remaining icing, spread it in individual lines on a  piece of plastic wrap.

    Orange, yellow, and red frosting in three rows on a sheet of plastic food wrap.

    Wrap up the frosting and snip one end of the plastic wrap.

    Rolling up the plastic wrap filled with frosting

    Place the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.

    Adding the plastic wrap filled with frosting to a piping bag with a star tip

    Pipe a border onto the cookie and add sprinkles and chocolate jimmies to the border. 

    A hand holding sprinkles that are shaped like pumpkins

    How To Serve

    Let stand for the frosting to set or cut and serve immediately.  Store loosely covered at room temperature. 

    This giant chocolate chip cookie cake serves 16-18 people. 

    Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe

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    If you love this giant chocolate chip cookie cake as much as we do, please leave me a 5-star review below and help me share this recipe on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!

    If you do make the recipe, I hope you’ll share that you tried it on Pinterest! I love it SO MUCH when readers share their feedback!

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    To print this Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe, simply click the recipe card below!

    I know that many people still like to print out recipes and keep them in a recipe binder, or simply have the printed recipe sitting in front of them when it comes time to cook! You can also email this recipe!

    Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe

    Thanksgiving Giant Cookie Cake Recipe

    Jennifer
    Easily decorate a giant chocolate chip cookie to look like a turkey. This simple Thanksgiving cookie tutorial will show you how!
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Decorating Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 47 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 1 giant cookie

    Equipment

    • Pie Plate
    • Piping Bags

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 package 17.5 oz, chocolate chip cookie mix and ingredients to make cookies (usually softened butter and eggs)
    • 1 tub 16 oz, white frosting
    • candy eyes
    • chocolate jimmie sprinkles
    • pumpkin sprinkles
    • red yellow, orange and chocolate brown color gels

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 12" pizza pan. Set aside.
    • Prepare chocolate chip cookie mix according to package directions. Press dough evenly into prepared pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let stand to cool completely.
    • Once the cookie is cooled, divide frosting into fourths, placing each into a separate small bowl. Add red, orange, yellow and chocolate brown food color gels, one color to each bowl and mix well. Add additional color gels to get desired color.
    • Use a cake spatula to add a small amount of one of the three feather colors (red, orange or yellow) of icing to the back tip of the spatula. Press and slide down onto the cookie to create a feather. Wipe the spatula clean before using another color. Repeat until you have the desired number of feathers. You will have left over frosting, set it aside.
    • Add brown frosting to a pastry bag. Snip the tip and pipe a body onto the turkey. Add a head and then follow with wings. Add candy eyes onto the turkey. Place a small dollop of red and orange frosting into separate sandwich bags and snip the tip. Pipe legs and a beak in orange and the turkey's wattle in red.
    • With remaining icing, spread it in individual lines on a  piece of plastic wrap. Wrap up the frosting and snip one end of the plastic wrap. Place the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe a border onto the cookie and add sprinkles and chocolate jimmies to the border. Let stand for the frosting to set or cut and serve immediately.
    • Store loosely covered at room temperature.

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    Notes

    Serves 16-18
    Keyword Thanksgiving Cookie
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