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Black Cat Cookies Recipe

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Our children look forward to helping me bake these cute cat cookies each year. They've become experts at making the faces with candy corn and Red-Hots. —Kathy Stock, Levasy, Missouri

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Black Cat Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
24 wooden craft or Popsicle sticks
48 candy corn candies
24 red-hot candies

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Roll dough into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
Insert a wooden stick into each cookie. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Pinch top of cookie to form ears. For whiskers, press a fork twice into each cookie. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set. Remove from the oven; immediately press on candy corn for eyes and red-hots for noses. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 430 calories, 17 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 334 mg sodium, 66 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Black Cat Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p237

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Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2012 by utatui2

We couldn't get ours to look as good as the picture at all, but no matter because they taste great!

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2012 by gennac

I just finished making these for my younger son's toddler/preschool classroom. They turned out fantastic- soft and fudgy! I made them a bit smaller so it yielded 40 cookies and decided to skip the wooden stick. I also used a red m&m for the nose. I have made these before and they are always a big hit! Thanks for a great recipe!

Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2011 by meech0315

I made these last years for a Halloween party for my son's class and even though he has a new teacher this year, she heard from last years teacher how good they were and they have been requested again! Very cute, amazing cookie, will continue to make....

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2010 by Bhrngari

I made these for Halloween, they were so easy! I used a red Hershey's Special Dark Pieces candy for the nose instead of a red hot, I think it will taste better with the dough and the larger nose was cuter :) .

Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2010 by mecky2

These are sooo cute and taste good. Like brownies.

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2009 by Jerusha Dykes

These are very good! My son loved making these with me. He said they tasted like brownies!