Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
The cinnamon rolls will serve as the turkeys' bodies. Place these on the prepared baking sheets. The finished turkey cinnamon rolls will be quite large. You will likely only be able to fit two to three turkeys on each baking sheet.
Cut each of five biscuits into five slices or "feathers" and dip the feathers into colored sugar or sprinkles. Tuck these under the top of the cinnamon roll.
Cut three of the biscuits into quarters. Place one quarter in the middle of each cinnamon roll with the point pointing down. These are the turkey "faces".
Cut five of the quarters partially in half again; these will be the legs. Cut two slits partially through each half of the triangle shape so the claws spread out. Tuck the legs under the bottom of the cinnamon roll. You want them to touch so that they stick together when baking. (The remaining two quarters biscuits will not be used.)
Bake the Cinnamon Roll Turkeys 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Once cooled, use the frosting that came with the cinnamon rolls to adhere the candy eyes on the triangle faces. You can transfer the frosting to a small sandwich bag and cut off the tip for a makeshift piping bag or simply use a toothpick to drop a bit of frosting onto the turkey face. (See note below if using an alternative ingredient for the eyes.)
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate and will vary depending on the ingredients used.If you aren't using candy eyes, you can use chocolate chips, nuts, or candy-coated chocolates for eyes. Add these to the triangle faces during step 3, prior to baking.For more homemade cinnamon roll turkeys: Make a batch of one of our fan favorite cinnamon rolls, reserving part of the dough to cut into feathers, feet, and beaks.These recipes all work well for that:
To make ahead: I am partial to making homemade cinnamon rolls for these turkeys, so I freeze my cinnamon rolls and some extra dough, along with my Thanksgiving Sides, a few weeks in advance to make it easy. The night before Turkey Day, I pull out the cinnamon rolls and dough to thaw and rise. In the morning, the kids can assemble their Cinnamon Roll Turkeys.If you want to make these gluten-free, homemade is going to be the way to go.