Thanksgiving Cookies

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!  You didn't think I would let a major holiday go by without making cookies?  Of course I wouldn't.  This year I kept the Thanksgiving cookies a little simpler.  I have the traditional turkey.  Which is a little different than last years.  Every year I try to vary the turkey, with different details.  I also changed the leaf this year and just used sanding sugar to bring out the bright orange color. New this year is the "give thanks" cookie.   I'm still not 100 percent sure about it.  It's growing on me. Ask me again about it in mid-December.

 

And my favorite cookie, making a comeback from last year is the Indian Corn cookie or Maize.  Maize is very popular in the New England area around Thanksgiving for decorative purposes.  I am not sure how popular it is in other parts of the country, but a lot of people use colorful corn on their doors and in other holiday decorations around their home.

So, what do think of this year's cookies?  I loved last year's Thanksgiving cookies so much, that it's hard not to compare them. (Though I am still getting teased about the sparkly pilgrim hats from last year)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I made my pie dough last night and will finnish the pie tonight.  I am also making another batch of the pumpkin chocolate chip bars.  I just can't get enough of those.