Pilgrim hat cookies are the fastest Thanksgiving treat there is. Flip a fudge-striped shortbread cookie upside down, stick a mini peanut butter cup on the chocolate side with a dab of icing, and pipe a thin yellow buckle around the base. Three ingredients, ten minutes, and the kids’ table is done.
Why You’ll Love It
- Three ingredients.
- No baking.
- Ten minutes for 24.
What You Need
- 24 fudge-striped shortbread cookies
- 24 mini peanut butter cups (unwrapped)
- 1 tube yellow decorating icing (or white icing tinted yellow)
How to Make Pilgrim Hat Cookies
- Turn the cookies chocolate side up on a tray.
- Pipe a dot of icing in the center of each cookie and press a peanut butter cup on it, wide side down.
- Pipe a thin ring of yellow icing around the base of the peanut butter cup for the hat band, and a small square on the front for the buckle.
- Let set 15 minutes.
Tips
- Chill the peanut butter cups so they unwrap cleanly.
- A small round tip makes a neat band.
- Add an orange icing buckle for contrast.
Serving and Storing
Keep in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use a different cookie?
Any round cookie with a chocolate bottom works, like a chocolate-dipped shortbread.
Can I make them ahead?
Yes, up to 5 days.
What if the cups slide?
Use thicker icing or a dab of melted chocolate as glue.
Pilgrim Hat Cookies
Fudge-striped cookies, a peanut butter cup and a ring of yellow icing make little pilgrim hats. Three ingredients, no baking, ten minutes.
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Ingredients
- 24 fudge-striped shortbread cookies
- 24 mini peanut butter cups unwrapped
- 1 tube yellow decorating icing or white icing tinted yellow
Instructions
- Turn the cookies chocolate side up on a tray.
- Pipe a dot of icing in the center of each cookie and press a peanut butter cup on it, wide side down.
- Pipe a thin ring of yellow icing around the base of the peanut butter cup for the hat band, and a small square on the front for the buckle.
- Let set 15 minutes.
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