Black Cat Cookies for Halloween

These delightful Black Cat Cookies are a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween. With their charming cat shapes and easy-to-decorate features, they make a great addition to any Halloween-themed dessert ideas.

This recipe is simple to follow and allows for creativity with decorations, making it an enjoyable activity for both kids and adults.

Easy Black Cat Cookie Recipe for Halloween

These cookies are made with a soft and chewy dough, shaped like black cats, and decorated with icing and candy eyes. The recipe takes about 1 hour from start to finish and yields approximately 24 cookies, making it a great Halloween recipe to share with friends and family.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Black food coloring
Royal icing for decoration
Candy eyes or chocolate chips for eyes

Instructions

Prep the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
Add Food Coloring: Gradually add the black food coloring to the butter mixture until you achieve the desired color.
Combine Mixtures: Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
Shape Cookies: Roll the dough into small balls and flatten them slightly. Use a cat-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the shapes and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
Decorate: Once cooled, use royal icing to decorate the cookies and add candy eyes or chocolate chips for the eyes.