Well, mama made these cookies for the little anthros and one was in the shape of a witch (see above), sort of. At least part of the head as there was a pointy hat on what looked like a hooked nose and sort of ticked-off mouth and she said it was the Befana, which is the witch who comes to Italy on the 5th of January and gives out candies and things to little kids–well, just read the lore because it is much more interesting than my cursory take on it.
I am a bit worried because the Befana comes to give things to ANTHRO kiddies, not kitties!
But, I benefitted from mama’s cookie dough, and even though it was chocolate and I only got a sniff and a tiny piece about the size of half a black-eyed pea (!), I was awfully happy with that. Make that about a quarter of the size of a black-eyed pea…maybe it was even smaller than that.
In your food processor or a large bowl, mix the butter and sugar until light, add all the rest of the ingredients and pulse until they are mixed. Remove the dough to a bowl and if it is sticky at all, add a small bit of flour until it does not stick to your hands. It will feel buttery.Put the dough in a bowl and take off walnut-sized pieces, roll them into little balls and put them on a baking sheet, four across with spaces in between. I get about 16 cookies to a sheet.With the bottom of a small water glass, flatten one cookie, then dip the glass into granulated sugar and flatten all the rest, coming back to the first one last. It simply gets the bottom of the glass moist enough not to stick to the cookies.Bake for about 15-18 minutes at 185C.Let cool on paper bags, cut open to make room for all the cookies. This makes about 50 cookies, depending on size of balls you make. You can make them larger than a walnut or very tiny cookies, whatever you wish.
Dough should not stick to you hands but feel buttery.
Dip the bottom of a little glass in sugar before flattening the balls.
We much prefer Party Mix to cookies too, Loulou. The mom will take the cookies, though.
I just want the chocolate mixed in. Can kitties have carob?
Hey, Loulou – I’ve got an idea – why don’t we coerce our moms to make TUNA cookies!!! I’ll bet they would be deeeelish with milk. hehheh – can’t wait to see the look on your face when you smell THOSE in the oven!!! My auntie from Miami (but she’s french, so knows the importance of delicacies) brought me BACON treats for her holiday visit. Hmmmmm, maybe bacon cookies………..
Oh, lordy, how about bacon, tuna, chicken cookies? We are on a roll!
Those do look good. She should have made you a batch and substituted fish for chocolate.
Ohhh, good idea from you, maybe catfish, haha.
Those do look good LouLou. Mommy likes a softer cookie tho’ so would make them really thick. Glad you got a little taste, and lots of treats. As always you look adorable. We’s not so sure we’d want treats from a witch, so maybe it’s a good thing she skips kitties. MOL Big hugs to all.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Well, she is a good witch to good kitties but not to bad ones.
Don’t feel bad, Loulou, Jan makes things in front of us and doesn’t give us any ALL THE TIME! Humans must be selfish, unlike us furries. glad you at least got some treats. We think we should get treats when Jan doesn’t share hers but she forgets. Pretty convenient, huh?
Hey, out of mind, out of sight, haha. Bad, bad Jan!
Wow it sure looks like I picked a good day to find your blog! Those cookies sound delicious and your kitty is adorable! Nice to meet you!
WOW, thank you, Caren and Cody and welcome to my blog. There are lots of recipes on it already, but of course, the best one is Nip Nog, haha. On a recent blog I talked about Kitty Wine, which is not a big thing so that I can toast my mama and papa when I wish.