Black Cat Cookies

Black Cat Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup baking cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
24 wooden craft or Popsicle sticks
48 pieces candy corn
24 red-hot candies
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In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs adn vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the cream mixture. Roll dough into 1-1/2 in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Insert a wooden stick into each cookie. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Pinch top of cooke to form ears. For whisers, press a fork twice into each cookie.

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until cookeis are set. Remove from the oven; immediately press on candy corn for eyes and red-hot candies for noses. Remove to wire racks to cook.