Name: Pilgrim Hat Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 miniature peanut butter cups; 12 fudge striped cookies with a chocolate base; 12 pieces of Chicklet gum; 2 drops of yellow food coloring; 3 tablespoons of vanilla rrosting; 1 tablespoon of chocolate frosting

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These cute Pilgrim hat cookies are the perfect choice to tempt the little ones (and the young at heart!). The DIY Thanksgiving cookie is easy to make, and the kids will love to help you put them together.

These pilgrim hats can be made in just minutes. Best of all, no baking is required, since the design uses a store-bought fudge striped cookie, miniature peanut butter cups, and Chicklet gum.

You can even vary the vanilla frosting with different colors to match the color of your gum to add more color to the cookies.

This simple Thanksgiving cookie treat is perfect for your child’s classroom party and makes a great addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table.

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Ingredients for the Thanksgiving Pilgrim hat cookies

To make these fun Thanksgiving cookies, you will need the following ingredients:

12 miniature peanut butter cups
12 fudge striped cookies with a chocolate base
12 pieces of Chicklet gum
2 drops of yellow food coloring
3 tablespoons of vanilla frosting
1 tablespoon of chocolate frosting

How to make the Pilgrim cookie hats

These cookies are super easy to make. Grab the kiddos and let’s start!

Prep steps

Unwrap the miniature peanut butter cups.
Add a few drops of yellow food coloring into the vanilla frosting.
Mix to get your desired color.

Making the Pilgrim hat top

Spread the yellow frosting over the bottom of the peanut butter cup.
Turn the fudge-striped cookie so the chocolate is on the top.
Place the peanut butter cop on the cookie.
Swirl it a little so the yellow frosting shows around the outside edges of the peanut butter cup.

Adding the Chicklet gum

Add a drop of chocolate frosting to a yellow Chicklet gum piece.
Place it on the Pilgrim hat for decoration.

You can change the food coloring in the vanilla frosting to match the color of the gum decoration on the Pilgrim hat.

Enjoy the Pilgrim cookies!

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Yield: 12 Pilgrim hat cookies

Pilgrim Hat Cookies

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These Pilgrim hat cookies are a no-bake recipe made with fudge striped cookies, peanut butter cups, Chicklet gum, and tinted frosting. They are perfect for Thanksgiving.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

12 miniature peanut butter cups
12 fudge striped cookies with a chocolate base
12 pieces of Chicklet gum
2 drops of yellow food coloring
3 tablespoons of vanilla rrosting
1 tablespoon of chocolate frosting

Instructions

Unwrap the peanut butter cups.
Add a few drops of yellow food coloring to a small amount of vanilla frosting and mix.
Spread some of the yellow frosting over the bottom of the peanut butter cup.
Place it on the chocolate side of the cookie and swirl it a little so the yellow frosting shows on the outside edges of the peanut butter cup.
Add a drop of chocolate frosting to the Chicklet gum and place it on the "hat" for a decorative effect.
Enjoy!