These cute black cat cookies are such a fun Halloween dessert, and kids of all ages love them! You don’t need a cat cookie cutter or even a rolling pin – they are so easy!
A PERFECT HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR KIDS!
This is a great recipe to make with kids because there are lots of things they can do.
Of course they love cracking eggs and dumping ingredients into the bowl. They can also roll the dough into balls and roll them in sugar. My kids always loved making the whiskers.
The fun part is decorating them. Just make sure you have an older child add the eyes and noses, because you have to do it as soon as you pull them out of the oven, and the pan will still be very hot.
If you have teens, be prepared for Picasso cats with three eyes and crooked noses. They love to get creative!
Now run to the grocery store for some candies, come home, and make a Halloween memory with your kiddos! 🙂
How to make easy black cat cookies:
- PREP – Line baking sheets with parchment or silicone liners. Preheat your oven to 350°.
- WET INGREDIENTS – In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- DRY INGREDIENTS – In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
- FORM – Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch dough balls. Place three inches apart on the baking sheet. Dip a glass in sugar and flatten to about 1/4 inch thick. Pinch the tops of the cookies to form ears, then use a fork to make indentations for whiskers.
- BAKE – Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350°. To make cat faces, immediately press candy corns and M&M’s on top of each cookie. If needed, you can deepen the whisker indentations with a fork.
VARIATIONS:
- In place of M&M’s, you can use Skittles or red cinnamon candy for the cat noses.
- Large chocolate chips or jumbo candy eyes can be used instead of candy corns to make the cat’s eyes.
- You can add the candies before baking, but I find that the M&M’s crack, and the candy corn can melt.
- If you are worried that the candies will fall off, you can use royal icing or melted chocolate to adhere them.
MORE COOKIE RECIPES:
- Monster Toes
- Twix Cookie Recipe
- Crumbl Lemon Cookie Recipe
- Chocolate Sugar Cookies
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
- Mini M&M Cookies
- Cherry Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
Halloween Recipe-Black Cat Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened to room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup Candy corns 60 candies
- 30 M&M’s or red hots
Instructions
- Line cookie sheets with silicone or a piece of parchment paper. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat with an electric hand mixer at medium speed for 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; stir them into the creamed mixture.
- Roll the dough into 1 1/2" balls. Place them 3" apart on a prepared baking sheet. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Pinch the top of the cookies to form kitty cat ears. Press fork into the sides of the cookie to make whiskers.
- Bake cookies at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Immediately press on candy corn eyes and M&M noses.
- Let cool on the pan for 3-5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
These cute Halloween cat cookies are a perfect way to involve kids in the kitchen. And of course they will be a hit at any Halloween party!
Cute idea. This recipe would be great for our Halloween Food Blog Hop and we are giving away a prize!
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oh Kara~ These are too cute! SO fun. Thanks for linking up to Topsy Turvy Tuesday’s!
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These are absolutely adorable.
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Hi! Just found you on the Hive and immediately fell in LOVE with these kitty cat cookies! I’ve added your blog to my reader and look forward to drooling and catching up on every post~
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I’m snagging this and the bat recipe. How creative and yummy!
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So cute! WE are learning about “c for cats” this week……perfect timing!!
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Newest follower from Tasty Tuesday blog hop. Love these cookies, so cute for Halloween! Can’t wait to “investigate” your blog!
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these are stinkin cute! i used to have 3 cats…i miss them now! haha
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Adorable!
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Snow??! Say it isn’t so! I am so not ready! Cute cookies! 🙂
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No matter when the snow comes, I’m never ready.
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I almost didn’t look because I hate cats, but these are super cute!
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I’m not very fond of cats either, but I like this variety!
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Those are so cute! I made your Frankenstein Cookies except on Bev’s Brownies for a Halloween party we went to this weekend, and had several people ask for the recipe. I just can’t quit my sugar/chocolate addiction.
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Obviously I can’t give up my addiction either. 😉
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