Black Cat Cookies

A cute Halloween recipe.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 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 popsicle sticks
• 48  candy corn
• 24  red-hot candies

Directions

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-in. 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° 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.