Scary Cat Cookies

Scary Cat Cookies

Kids will have fun fashioning frightening felines featuring chocolate cookies and candy decorations.

Prep Time

30

Minutes

Total Time

1:15

Hr:Mins

Makes

 

About 15 cookies

3
oz semisweet baking chocolate
1
cup butter, softened (do not use margarine)
1/2
cup sugar
2 1/4
cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon vanilla
1
egg
Betty Crocker® yellow candy sprinkles
15
miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits
1
package pull-apart yellow licorice twists, cut into 1-inch pieces
1
package pull-apart pink licorice twists, cut into bits
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets with shortening.
  2. In small saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in melted chocolate, flour, vanilla and egg.
  3. Shape dough into 30 (1-inch) balls. Pull a little bit of dough from each of 15 balls to make tails; set aside. Cut about 1/4-inch slit in same balls, using scissors. Separate dough at slit for cat's ears. Place balls about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
  4. Place remaining balls below each cat head on cookie sheets for body. Shape small pieces of dough into 15 (2 1/2-inch-long) ropes. Place end of rope under each body.
  5. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool 30 minutes.
  6. Use sprinkles to make eyes and baking bits to make noses. Add yellow licorice pieces for whiskers. Add pink licorice for tongues.
Makes About 15 cookies
Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens
Success
Instead of greasing the cookie sheets, line them with parchment paper.
Use a small dab of chocolate frosting, peanut butter or melted chocolate to adhere the candy to the cat's faces.
Time-Saver
You can melt the chocolate in the microwave instead of a saucepan, if you like. Follow directions on the box.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)
  • Calories 250
    • (Calories from Fat 130),
  • Total Fat 15g
    • (Saturated Fat 9g,
    • Trans Fat 1/2g),
  • Cholesterol 45mg;
  • Sodium 100mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 27g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 11g),
  • Protein 3g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 1 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 1 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 2 1/2 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 2;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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