5.0 from 3 votes
Bat Cookies
Bat Cookies made with black cocoa powder, a delicious Halloween treat for all ages. The shortbread cookies are buttery and melting in your mouth, and the deep black cocoa adds not only a spooky touch, but also a unique flavour. Decorate them with edible googly eyes for a more realist look, and everyone will love these treats!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Cooling Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 22 cookies
Calories: 152 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 250 g plain flour (2 cups)
- 125 g granulated sugar (1 cup)
- 225 g butter, soft ( 1cup)
- 75 g cornflour ( corn starch, ¾ cup)
- 25 g black cocoa powder (¼ cup)
- googly eyes and icing for decorating (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius (340 Fahrenheit, 150 fan oven).
- Add the sugar and butter to a large mixing bowl and use a hand mixer to cream them together until you get a pale yellow colour.
- Sift in the flour, cornflour and black cocoa powder, and use your hands to knead everything into a dough.
- Transfer the dough to the work surface and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to a 1 cm thickness (½ inch).
- Use a bat cookie cutter to cut out bat shapes.
- Carefully transfer them to a baking tray working in batches ( I used 4 baking trays) and bake them for 20 minutes.
- Remove them from the heat and leave them to cool on the trays for 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool down completely.
- If you wish to decorate them, pipe out 2 dots of icing and stick 2 googly eyes on top.
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Notes
- You only need to use a little bit of this black cocoa powder to get excellent results, do not be tempted to increase the amount use, as the cookies might turn out bitter.
- Because of their peculiar dark colour, it is very hard to tell when the cookies are done, I wouldn't bake them for longer than 20 minutes to avoid them turning too crispy and overbaked.
- The baking time also depends greatly on the size of the cookies - the smaller the cookie cutters, the less time they need in the oven.
- The cookies will harden further once they cool down - it is best to leave them on the baking tray to cool down for 5-10 minutes before transferring them onto a cooling rack.
Nutrition Information
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
67mg
(3%)
Potassium
32mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
256IU
(5%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 22cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 67mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 32mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 256IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.