Mardi Gras Cat Cookies

Name: Mardi Gras Cat Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 pouch (17.5 oz.) of Betty Crocker™ Cookie Mix Sugar; 1 tablespoon flour (for cookie mix); 1 egg (for cookie mix); 1/3 cup butter, softened but not melted (for cookie mix); 1 bag (12 oz.) dark chocolate candy coating wafers; Green and purple pearl candies; 48 chocolate chips; 48 yellow M&M's™ milk chocolate candies; 24 purple confetti sprinkles

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Prep 40 min
Total 2 hr 45 min
Servings 24

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By Party Pinching

Updated October 5, 2017

Make with

Betty Crocker Cookies

Ingredients

pouch (17.5 oz.) of Betty Crocker™ Cookie Mix Sugar

tablespoon flour (for cookie mix)

egg (for cookie mix)

1/3

cup butter, softened but not melted (for cookie mix)

bag (12 oz.) dark chocolate candy coating wafers

Green and purple pearl candies

chocolate chips

yellow M&M's™ milk chocolate candies

purple confetti sprinkles

Steps

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1

Preheat oven to 375° F. Prepare cookie mix according to package instructions.
2

Roll dough and cut into 24 circle shapes using circle cookie cutter. Bake 7-9 minutes. Cool cookies completely before decorating.
3

Melt candy coating according to package directions. Dip the cookie in the melted coating until completely submerged. Lift out with fork and tap against the container to remove excess coating.
4

Carefully slide the coated cookie onto parchment paper to set.
5

While cookie is still wet, place an alternating line of green and purple pearl candies along the bottom edge of the cookie for the necklace. Place 2 chocolate chips on top of the cookie for the ears.
6

Color the middle of 2 yellow M&M’S™ with the black edible marker to make the iris part of each eye, and place eyes on top of the cookie.
7

Place a purple confetti sprinkle in the middle of the cookie for the nose. Let cookie dry completely.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 210
Calories from Fat: 80

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 14%
Saturated Fat 7g 35% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 15mg; 5%
Sodium: 110mg; 5%
Potassium: 20mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 10%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 20g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Move over King’s Cake, there is a new treat in town. Cats. Cookies. Mardi Gras. They just go together. The little plastic baby has got nothing on these cute cookies so let’s get the party started!. Cute little kitty cookies, dipped in rich dark chocolate, completed with their own string of candy beads. They’re just screaming for a Mardi Gras celebration! Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll!