Halloween Black Cat Cookies

• 1 cup butter softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 24 each wooden sticks craft
• 48 each candy corn
• 24 each candies red and hot

1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C) degree.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer under high speed until smooth, 5 to 8 minutes.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla under low speed.
4. Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl, gradually add to the creamed mixture.
5. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
6. Place 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
7. Insert a wooden stick into each cookie.
8. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.
9. Pinch top of cookie to form ears.
10. For whiskers, press a fork twice into each cookie.
11. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set.
12. Remove from the oven, immediately press on candy corn for eyes and red-hots for noses.
13. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
14. Serve and store at an air-tight container.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, craft, corn, red

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/halloween-black-cat-cookies-51178 (may not work)