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Witch Hat Cookies

Chocolate cookies topped with a chocolate kiss and piped orange frosting 'hat bands'. The cutest little Halloween treat, with zero baking skills required!
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Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 roll roll refrigerated chocolatrefrigerated chocolate cookie dough cookie dough 16.5 oz
  • 24 chocolate kiss candies unwrapped
  • 1 cup orange frosting vanilla frosting tinted with orange food coloring works great

Equipment

  • Baking sheets
  • Parchment paper
  • Piping bag (or zip-top bag)

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Slice the cookie dough into 24 rounds and place 2 inches apart on the sheets. Bake 10–12 minutes, until just set.
  3. Cool 5 minutes on the sheet, then press a chocolate kiss firmly into the center of each warm cookie.
  4. Let cool completely. Pipe a ring of orange frosting around the base of each kiss, then add a small square "buckle" on the front. Let the frosting set 10 minutes!

Notes

  • Vanilla frosting tinted with orange food coloring works for the orange frosting.
  • Press the kiss in while the cookies are still warm.