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Kwanzaa Cat Cookies

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Updated May 20, 2022
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Chocolatey Kwanzaa cookies made into adorable cats with frosting and sprinkles!

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  • These cats are ready to party! Chocolatey and sweet, these Kwanzaa Cat cookies are deliciously adorable—a great addition to your Kwanzaa celebration! Betty Crocker™ Chocolate Chunk cookie mix is really my best friend. Absolutely loaded with chocolate chunks, it’s an amazing thing and it makes these cookies incredibly easy to make. Your Kwanzaa Cat cookie couldn’t be cuter!

Kwanzaa Cat Cookies

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix
  • 1 egg (for cookie mix)
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil (for cookie mix)
  • 2 tablespoons water (for cookie mix)
  • Black non-pareils sprinkles
  • 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Milk Chocolate Frosting
  • 24 chocolate Necco™ Wafers candy pieces
  • Red confetti sprinkles
  • 48 chocolate chips
  • 24 red and green holiday candy corn
  • Black edible marker

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Preheat oven to 350° F. Prepare cookie mix according to package instructions.
  • Step 
    2
    Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls on a cookie sheet. Bake at for 8-10 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    After removing cookies from the oven, let cool, but when still soft push the black non-pareils sprinkles into the top of the cookies for the eyes.
  • Step 
    4
    Using the chocolate frosting, attach the chocolate Necco™ wafer to the middle of the cookie and the chocolate chips for the ears.
  • Step 
    5
    With a toothpick dipped in the chocolate frosting, attach the red confetti sprinkle to the middle of the Necco™ wafer for the nose.
  • Step 
    6
    Draw on the mouth and whiskers on the Necco™ wafer with the black edible marker.
  • Step 
    7
    Cut the white tip off of the holiday candy corn. With the black edible marker, make fun designs on the candy corn. Turn upside down and attach with chocolate frosting to the top of the cookie for the hat.

Nutrition

200 Calories
7g Total Fat
1g Protein
33g Total Carbohydrate
24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
200
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
150mg
6%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
33g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
24g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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