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Black Cat Cookies

Black Cat Cookies

Chocolate cookies that make a cute, fun Halloween treat. The candy corn eyes take on a unique look when baked.

45 min.prep time 3:00total time
3 dozen cookies
4.75 8 Ratings

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
3 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Candy corn
Red cinnamon candies

Directions

Combine sugar and butter in large bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; beat until well mixed.

Combine all remaining ingredients except candies in medium bowl. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture to butter mixture. Beat until well mixed.

Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a ball; flatten to 1/2 inch. Wrap each half in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (at least 2 hours).

Heat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch round cookie cutters. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Using fingers, pinch up ears at top of each circle. Place 2 pieces candy corn onto cookies for eyes and 1 red cinnamon candy for nose. Press tines of fork on each side of cookie below eyes to form whiskers.

Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set. Let cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire cooling rack.



Recipe Tip

- Look for different colors and varieties of candy corn to create different colored eyes.

- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper for easier clean up.

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories: 140

Fat: 6g

Cholesterol: 30mg

Sodium: 105mg

Carbohydrates: 20g

Dietary Fiber: 1g

Protein: 2g

Recipe #14459©2008Land O'Lakes, Inc.

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Recipe Comments & Reviews

5
The cookies came out perfect! Had to cook them for 7 min or the candy corn melted.
Posted Oct 27 2011 by Natalie
5
I really enjoyed trying this recipe. I loved the fact it is primarily made with ingredients I already have on hand at home. It is time consuming to make these but worth the effort. They are adorable, and taste great too! The kids and adults are loving them. The candy corn melted a little on mine but it made their eyes look like they were glowing and kept their shape pretty well. I like the melted texture of the candy corn because it adds to the chewiness of the cookie.
Posted Oct 27 2011 by Shana
5
I made these today. So cute and easy.
Posted Oct 26 2011 by Barbara G.
I used 2 eggs instead of 3, 1 c of baking cocoa instead of 3/4 c, and Reeses Pieces for the eyes with a candy corn for the nose. I've never had any issues with the candies melting all over the cookie. I stick the dough in the fridge in the mixing bowl, and it is fine to use after an hour or so. Also, instead of rolling out and using a cookie cutter, I roll the dough into balls (about 2 TB large), stamp each ball flat with a glass stamped in sugar and then pinch ears. This makes 42 cookies. Delicious!
Posted Oct 17 2011 by Claire
5
This is my very favorite thing to make for halloween. My kids love it. Everything worked out perfectly for me - I had no problems rolling it out or with the candy corn melting. I like to bake it at the lower end of the baking time - they taste better when they're softer.
Posted Oct 22 2010 by Mindy
4
Great Cookie - Delicious- not too sweet. Only problem was corn melted & I did the same thing ann k did - I made indentations & put corn as soon as I took them out of the oven. I had no problem rolling or cutting. They came out exactly like the picture.
Posted Oct 21 2010 by Joan
4
We rolled ours a little thicker so the candy corn would not melt. I pinched ears on the top outside of the cookies instead of inside the circle. These were cut and very delicious.
Posted Oct 17 2010 by Cathy
I found these nearly impossible to roll (too soft) in spite of plenty of refrigeration. Ended up rolling balls by hand then flattening between plastic wrap. Should have added candy corn eyes immediately after baking because mine melted and didn't look anything like the picture. With a lot of extra work, most came out looking somewhat like cats, although I had several "chipmunks". Taste was good, but for this recipe appearance was the main motivation. Not worth it, unfortunately.
Posted Oct 17 2010 by Sue M.
Candy corn melts in the oven, even if oven is set at a lower temp. and cookies are baked for a shorter period of time. I made indentations in the cookies for the corn before baking and placed the candy corn in the cookies after baking.
Posted Oct 12 2010 by anna k.
5
I have made this recipe twice and my family and co workers loved it. I even took and batch to my daughter in College. I am even thinking of using the cookie dough and making a pie crurst out of it. I'll let you know how it works.
Posted Oct 08 2010 by Nancy B.
5
What a cute tasty idea! ~ ! have a kitchen friendly tip: we tape a large piece of quality non-stick aluminum foil to the table to roll the dough on, clean up is much easier.
Posted Oct 07 2010 by cindy p.

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