SCAREDY CAT COOKIES
Hopefully, you won't be too scared to make a batch of these scaredy cat cookies! Made with packaged cookie mix, chocolate buttercream, and candy pieces these cookies are easy to assemble and truly delicious.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 package Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 egg
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup melted semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cat decorations:
- 48 large chocolate chips
- 48 candy corns
- 24 round candy coated chocolates
- 2 ropes pull-apart licorice cut into 1” segments and separated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, butter and egg until well blended.
- Place rounded tablespoons dough 2-inches apart onto parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake 11-13 minutes.
- Cool cookies completely.
- To make chocolate buttercream frosting: With an electric mixer, beat butter and shortening until smooth. Add in melted chocolate chips and cocoa powder, mixing until smooth. Alternating mixing in powdered sugar and milk until you’ve reached your desired consistency. Add in vanilla and mix once more.
- Spread 1-2 tablespoons of chocolate buttercream over each cookie. Arrange candy decorations to make a cat- candy corns for the eyes, chocolate chips for the ears, round chocolate candy for the nose and pull-apart licorice ropes for the whiskers.
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 254IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg