![]() Now, candy glue on beak, waddle and feet. Now add melted candy to the cut Reese’s cup on both cut ends and place in front and in the center of the feather cookie. Place melted candy to bottom of the cut side of the cookie and set/ place it next to the hole in the cookie, making sure that the strips on the cookie go vertical. Take the two cookies, one with the bottom cut off and a whole cookie with the whole cookie (the base) stripped side facing down. Use the melted wafers to attach all of the candies to the cookies.Ĩ. Melt wafers in glass measuring cup in the microwave on 30 second increments, stirring until melted.ħ. Separate out of the package of baking M & M’s the yellow and orange candies and cut in half for the beak and feet. Take a Cinnamon bear and cut a thin slice off each of the arm sides of the bear body and cut it in half to make the waddle, shape waddle more if desired.ĥ. Unwrap a peanut butter cup and slice the very top and the bottom of cup, again just enough to be a flat surface on each end.Ĥ. Take 1 malted milk ball and cut with a knife a small pieces of the ball, again just enough to lay flat on the table.ģ. Take 1 cookie and with a knife cut the bottom off the cookie, just enough to lay flat when cookie is placed on the table.Ģ. *Dark “Chocolate” Melting Wafers, like Ghirardelli, use as candy glueġ. *White Candy Melting Wafers, like Ghirardelli, eyes need only one wafer *Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures, (like Reeses), turkey body You’re welcome.*Fudge Stripe Cookies, family size (Keeblers), base and feathers (2 cookies per turkey) And super random side note: use these instead of graham cracker when making s’mores. Do people still say pizzazz? I say pizzazz, ok?īring back all the childhood memories with these Homemade Fudge Stripes. The simple butter shortbread has a nice crunch to it and the chocolate adds a creamy texture.Ĭan’t you just picture these among a tray of Christmas goodies? The stark contrast of the light shortbread and the dark chocolate will really make them stand out and add some pizzazz. Refrigerate them for about 15 minutes to harden the chocolate and you’re good to go.Īren’t they the prettiest? I’m so excited with how they turned out both in looks and taste. They get a nice thick dip of chocolate on the bottom and a generous drizzle on top for that classic striped effect. Once they are rolled out, cut and baked the fun part begins. They only need to be refrigerated for an hour but make sure you factor that in when you are making them. I started with a simple shortbread cookie that is mixed up and refrigerated to make for easier rolling. I’m talking 6 ingredients people and I bet you have them all on hand already. And they are surprisingly easy with minimal ingredients required. With all that in mind, I thought it was about time to create my own Homemade Fudge Stripes. They are still the cookie I would probably choose if I were to pick up a package at the store. None of us were big chocolate fans but the ratio of chocolate to shortbread cookie was just right to make them desirable. I admit though, I loved occasionally indulging in packaged fudge stripes. Chocolate chip, no-bakes and pumpkin cookies were the classic favorites (and still are to this day). ![]() If there were cookies in our house, they were almost always homemade. This is not a complaint or to say I was deprived of cookies. ![]() Growing up, we were never really had store-bought cookies around the house. One of my favorite traditions of the holiday season is making cookies and putting together trays for family and friends so in the coming months I’ll be sharing some new cookie creations that are sure to become favorites. I don’t care for all the spooky decorations and dressing up and would rather see cheery lights while eating fun, festive cookies by the fireplace, #homebody. Don’t get me wrong, Halloween is fun but it’s never been my favorite. Who is excited that Halloween is finally over and we can start talking about Christmas? This girl. These Homemade Fudge Stripes will be the perfect addition to your Christmas baking. It’s November and that means it’s officially time to start thinking about Christmas cookies.
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