HALLOWEEN CAT COOKIES

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Halloween cat cookies complete with coconut whiskers make for an easy decorating project for kids, and a fun treat for a themed party!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package (3 oz) Jell-O™ orange-flavored gelatin
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
3/4 cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy dark chocolate frosting (from 16-oz container)
40 green mini candy-coated milk chocolate candies
10 orange mini candy-coated milk chocolate candies, cut in half
About 2 tablespoons shredded coconut (120 shreds)
1 pouch (7 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icing red icing

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt and gelatin; set aside. In separate medium bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat until blended. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk on low speed, half of each at a time, until soft dough forms. Stir in orange peel.
  • Onto lined cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before decorating.
  • To Decorate Cookies: Into 1-pint resealable food-storage plastic bag, add chocolate frosting; reseal bag. Cut 1/8-inch opening diagonally across bottom corner of bag. Pipe cat face onto center of cookies, smoothing out frosting with small spatula as necessary. For each cookie, press into frosting 2 green milk chocolate candies for eyes, 1 orange milk chocolate candy half for nose and 6 coconut shreds for whiskers. Using chocolate frosting, pipe thin line down center of green candies, creating pupils for eyes. Using red icing, pipe on mouth. Store in airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 16 g, TransFat 1 g

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