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    Home » Recipes » Halloween

    Candy filled Black Cat Cookies

    Published: Sep 26, '21 · Modified: Aug 21, '23 · By: Beth Klosterboer · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    These wickedly cute Candy filled Black Cat Cookies will make the purr-fect Halloween treat. Each dimensional chocolate cookie is both decorated and filled with candy.

    black cat cookies filled with candy have big candy eyes, pink heart-shaped nose sprinkles and pink whiskers.

    These wide-eyed cats may not be exactly what you'd typically associate with witches at Halloween because they are so cute. I wanted my cat cookies to be cute rather than wicked-looking.

    The chocolate cat cookies will be a perfect addition to these other witch-themed Halloween recipes: Candy-Filled Witch Cookies, Candy-Filled Cauldron Cookies, Peanut Butter Cauldron Pops, Cheese Ball Cauldron, Crescent Roll Witch Hats, and Nutella Fudge Witch Hats.

    I'm sure these piñata-style cookies will be a huge hit with our party guests.

    candy-filled Halloween cookies including black cat cookies, cauldron cookies, and witch cookies.

    These three-dimensional cookies are made by baking flat cat-shaped cookies made using a round cookie cutter and a triangle cookie cutter (or knife) and a domed chocolate cookie that is baked over round cake pops pans.

    I'll show you how to create these unique 3-D cookies in the step-by-step tutorial below.

    Reese's Pieces spilling out of a cracked Black Cat Cookie.

    Ingredients

    1 batch of chocolate cookie dough (see recipe below)
    candy - You can use any small candies like Reese's Pieces, M&M's, Sixlets, Skittles, etc. to fill the cookies.
    candy melts - I used candy melts to attach the cookies together. Royal icing works too.
    jumbo candy eyes - You could also make the cat's eyes using modeling chocolate or fondant.
    large pink heart sprinkles
    edible pink Easter grass - If you can't find the edible pink Easter grass, you can use fondant, modeling chocolate, or licorice laces. You could even pipe chocolate whiskers.

    Supplies

    2 ¼ and a 2 ½ inch round cookie cutter
    silicone mat
    rolling pin (non-stick fondant rolling pin works best)
    cake pops pan - The Telebrands Cake Pops pan I used makes large cake pops and requires 2 ½ rounds to cover it, leaving just enough room for the dough to expand during baking. If you use a different brand of cake pop pan, you may need to adjust the size of the round cutters you'll use to cut out the cookies. I know some pans are smaller.
    food-use-only paintbrush
    scissors

    You can find the tools to make these Candy-Filled Black Cat Cookies on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales).

       
       

    Instructions

    making chocolate cookie dough.

    Make the chocolate cookie dough.

    • Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy.
    • Add the egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
    • Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
    • Sift the cocoa powder over the top of the flour and then whisk together.
    • Mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture just until combined.
    chocolate cookie dough cut into circles and triangles, some are shaped over a cake ball pan, and some are baked flat at cat cookies.

    Cut and bake chocolate cat cookies.

    1. Roll the chocolate cookie dough out to ⅛th inch thickness on a silicone mat. Use a 2 ¼-inch round cutter to cut out 22 cookies. I find it easiest to peel away the excess dough, then pop the cut-out cookies in the freezer for about 5 minutes. Then they are easy to peel off the silicone mat.
    2. Set the rounds on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
    3. Cut 44 small triangles out of the dough. I used a small triangle cookie cutter, but you can hand-cut them with a knife. Brush one edge of the triangle with a bit of water and attach two triangles to each round of dough, making cat ears.
    4. Bake for 10-12 minutes. It's always hard to tell when chocolate cookies are baked, but the edges of the cookie should begin to set and look a bit lighter in color. If the tops of the cookies look really shiny then the cookies need a bit longer in the oven.  If you like really crispy cookies, bake them for 14 minutes.
    5. Then roll out the remaining dough thinner, about 1/16th inch thick.
    6. Cut out 22 circles using a 2 ½-inch round cutter. Remove the excess dough, and pop the mat in the freezer for about 3 minutes.
    7. Peel the dough round off the mat and set each round over the tops of the cake ball pan.
    8. Smooth out the dough curving it over the domed pan.
    9. Pop the dough-covered pan back in the freezer for 15 minutes. Then put the pan on the bottom rack in the oven and bake for 7-9 minutes until the edges look set.
    10. Allow all the cookies to cool completely before decorating.
    How to make Black Cat Pinata Style Cookies filled with Halloween candy.

    Fill the cat cookies with candy then decorate.

    1. To assemble the cookies, you'll need some melted and tempered chocolate or candy melts.
    2. Fill the half-sphere cookies with candy.
    3. Paint a thin layer of chocolate around the top edge of one domed cookie, then turn a cat cookie upside down and set it on top of the domed cookie.
    4. Hold it for a minute until the chocolate sets. Repeat, attaching all the cookies together.
    5. Cut the edible pink Easter grass into short whisker pieces, about an inch. Attach 6 of them to the center of each domed cookie using the melted chocolate. It's easiest to attach 3 on one side, let them dry, then add the other three. Otherwise, they move around too much.
    6. Attach a pink heart nose over the top of the center of the whiskers.
    7. Attach two candy eyes.
    3-D Cat cookies

    When you serve these Black Cat Cookies for Halloween, your friends, and family can crack them open to reveal the candy hiding inside. What a treat.

    Variations

    If you prefer a more spooky-looking cat, you can easily change out the candy decorations and use green candy eyes instead of white ones, a chocolate chip nose instead of a pink heart sprinkle, and maybe some black colored licorice whiskers instead of the pink edible Easter grass that I used.

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    Who needs ordinary peanut butter cups when you can have these adorably cute, decadently rich, Peanut Butter Fudge Filled Black Cat Pops for Halloween? These cute chocolate dipped treats look so sweet that kids will love them, but taste so grown up that adults wont be able to resist.

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    Be sure to check out all of my Black Cat-Themed Recipes.

    Printable Recipe

    This recipe was originally published on October 9, 2015.

    candy-filled black cat cookies
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    Black Cat Cookies
    Prep Time
    1 hr 30 mins
    Cook Time
    12 mins
    Total Time
    1 hr 42 mins
     
    Wickedly cute black cat cookies filled with candy.
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Cookies
    Keyword: black cat cookies, halloween desserts, pinata cookies
    Servings: 22
    Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 10 tablespoons butter softened slightly
    • ¾ cups granulated sugar
    • 1 egg
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • â…“ cup cocoa powder
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 ¾ cup flour
    • 1 â…“ cup candy
    • 44 jumbo candy eyes
    • 2 ounces melted light cocoa candy melts
    • 22 jumbo pink heart sprinkles
    • pink edible grass, cut into 1-inch pieces
    Instructions
    1. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar.

    2. Cream until light and fluffy.

    3. Mix in eggs and vanilla.

    4. Combine cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and flour in a small mixing bowl.

    5. Stir into wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated.

    6. Flatten dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap or place in a zip-top bag.

    7. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

    8. Remove dough from refrigerator.

    9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

    10. Roll dough out to â…› inch thickness.

    11. Cut out 22 circles using a 2 ¼ inch round cookie cutter.

    12. Cut out 44 small triangles, for the cat's ears.

    13. Set the round dough on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

    14. Brush the bottom edge of each triangle with a little water, then press two of them onto each dough round.

    15. Bake cat cookies for 10-12 minutes until the edges are set.

    16. Roll out the remaining dough to 1/16th of an inch.

    17. Cut out 22 circles using a 2 ½ inch round cookie cutter.

    18. Set rounds of dough over the tops of a cake ball pan.

    19. Pop pan in the freezer for 15 minutes.

    20. Bake the domed circle cookies for 7-9 minutes until the edges are set.

    21. Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating.

    22. Fill domed cookies with candy, then brush melted candy melts around the rim and press a cat cookie over top.

    23. Attach two candy eyes, 6 pink whiskers, and a pink heart nose using candy melts.

    Recipe Notes

    Store these black cat cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days. 

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    1. Winnie

      October 16, 2015 at 7:06 am

      These are AMAZING !!!
      So cute 🙂
      Super creative of you

      Reply
      • Beth

        October 16, 2015 at 7:58 am

        Thanks. I'm getting things ready for our party and these cats will look so cute on my table!

        Reply
    2. Alexis

      October 12, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      These are adorable, Beth! You are so talented!

      Reply
    3. Kate

      October 12, 2015 at 10:45 am

      These kitty cookies are adorable and must be delicious and fun to eat!
      Kate | TheOrganizedDream.com

      Reply
      • Beth

        October 12, 2015 at 10:49 am

        Thank you Kate. I love making and serving these chocolate cookies because they are so yummy. Plus it's so fun to watch kids discover the candy hiding inside:)

        Reply
    4. The Partiologist

      October 10, 2015 at 9:11 am

      Those black cats are definitely too cute to spook!!

      Reply
      • Beth

        October 10, 2015 at 6:46 pm

        I think so too! Thanks:)

        Reply
    5. Abeer

      October 10, 2015 at 4:02 am

      I love these pinata style treats. They are always so much fun to bite into! You always outdo yourself Beth!

      Reply
      • Beth

        October 10, 2015 at 7:07 pm

        Thanks so much Abeer! I love making pinata cookies and my friends really get a kick out of them.

        Reply
    6. Sue Lau

      October 09, 2015 at 9:30 pm

      So cute and such a clever idea! I love this idea for Halloween!

      Reply
      • Beth

        October 10, 2015 at 1:20 am

        Thanks, Sue. Have a fun Halloween:)

        Reply

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