Pin Reaper: Lori Adair
Original Inspiration: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/227291112413407333/, via http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/11/oreo-turkeys-and-cookie-pilgrim-hats/
What I Did: How adorable are these cookies? And gee, the instructions make them seem so easy to make. In only a few short minutes I, too, can have these wonderful Oreo Cookie turkey decorations and be a hero at our Thanksgiving feast.
My Result:
Next Time I Will: Holy crap. Seriously? These couldn’t have been more impossible to make. As I posted on Facebook:
Let me just say BULL CRAP to whomever made those…no way in HELL did they use a toothpick to make the eyes and pupils and waddle and feet. NO WAY….mine looked more like a Turkey that was in the recent tornado….
I don’t think the author of this recipe meant to be a sadist, and I doubt it should have taken 75 minutes to make five of these. I also doubt my hair should be thinner and more gray as a result of this. Don’t let ANY freaking Martha Stewart type tell you how “EASY” these damn things are either. And don’t bother to buy frosting markers because THEY DO NOT FRIGGIN WORK. You will have to be creative and inventive all on your own. And consider a pair of tweezers and readers if not a magnifying glass and every light in the room on to even have a chance at making these. Happy (bad word here) Thanksgiving.
I thought yours looked pretty good! Maybe you’re too hard on yourself! If I saw these at your party I would still be impressed.
I’ve made these before and figured out a few hacks to make it easier. 1. Use double stuff oreos. The regular oreos will crack when you insert the candy corn. 2. buy candy eyeballs…will save you a lot of frustration.
Good effort. I would have been impressed if I saw them at Thanksgiving.
I, too, hate it when something like this is called easy when obviously there are little tricks you need to know to get the same results. Such as - A) A hot knife to slice off the pb cup ends. Keep a glass measuring cup of HOT water handy & you’ll have to reheat the water as necessary. B) Not all tube frostings are equal. C) Drying time has a lot of variables: humidity, frosting consistency, thickness of what you’re trying to make, etc. D) For best chance of success you need to work & make pieces individually(!), allow them to dry completely & do everything on a flat surface.
There are a few more tricks I could mention but I think you get my point by now. And, let me be clear - I have not made these “Turkeys” before! These are just things I’ve learned from doing other projects like them.