Black Cat Cookies 

Preparation time: 25 minutes 
Cooking time: 10 minutes 


You Will Need
1 cup butter (no substitutes), 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 


What to Do
1. In a mixing 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-inch balls. Place 3 inches apart on 
lightly greased baking sheets. 

2. 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°F 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. 

Serves 12