Witch Hat Cookies
No-bake fudge-striped cookies topped with a chocolate kiss and a ring of orange icing, styled to look just like witch hats — a showstopping Halloween party treat.
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Piping bag
- Small offset spatula or butter knife
Ingredients
- 24 fudge-striped shortbread cookies
- 24 chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped
- 1/2 cup dark or semisweet chocolate melting wafers
- orange decorating icing store-bought tube, or homemade: 1 cup powdered sugar mixed with 2-3 tsp milk and orange food coloring
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay out the fudge-striped cookies fudge-side up.
- Melt the dark chocolate wafers in 30-second microwave bursts, stirring between each, until smooth.
- Dip the flat bottom of a chocolate kiss into the melted chocolate and immediately press it, point up, into the center of a cookie's fudge side. Repeat with the remaining cookies and kisses, working in small batches.
- Let the cookies sit undisturbed for about 15 minutes, until the chocolate glue has fully set.
- If using homemade icing, mix powdered sugar with milk a teaspoon at a time until pipeable, then stir in orange food coloring until you reach the desired shade. Transfer to a piping bag.
- Pipe a ring of orange icing around the base of each chocolate kiss, where it meets the cookie, to create the hat brim look.
- Let the icing set for a few minutes before serving or packaging.
Notes
Work in small batches of 4-5 cookies at a time so the melted chocolate stays workable. Store in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, and avoid stacking until the icing is fully set. Calories per serving: ~140 kcal (estimated)