Witch Hat Cookies are a tasty and creative Halloween party treat made with homemade chocolate cookies, buttercream frosting, and Hershey Kisses.
Ingredients
For the Cookies :
2cupsall-purpose flour
2Tablespoonscorn starch
½teaspoonsalt
¾cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1cupgranulated sugar
1cupbutterroom temperature
1large egg
2teaspoonspure vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
½cupbutterroom temperature
2cupsconfectioners' sugar
1 ½Tablespoonheavy cream
½teaspoonpure vanilla extract
orange gel food coloring
To Decorate:
60Hershey’s Kisses
Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
Make the cookies:
In a medium bowl, whisk to combine flour, corn starch, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
Using a stand mixer or handheld mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla and continue to mix until well blended.
Gradually add in the flour mixture, mixing after each addition.
Roll the dough into a log with a diameter of about 1 ½ inches. Wrap with parchment or wax paper and place in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 °F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
Carefully slice the dough into ¼- ½ inch slices and place them on the baking sheet.
Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Prepare the frosting and decorate:
In a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, about ½ cup at a time. Add cream, vanilla, and a few drops of orange gel food coloring and mix until well combined. Add more food coloring as needed to achieve the desired color.
Using a piping bag, pipe a small dot of frosting on the bottom of an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss. Place it in the center of a cookie.
Pipe frosting around the edge of the Hershey’s Kiss and add sprinkles. Repeat until all cookies are decorated.
Notes
Allow the cookies to sit on the countertop to allow the frosting to harden up a bit before placing them in an airtight container until serving.As a shortcut, you can use store-bought cookie dough and/or ready-to-spread frosting.