Cranky Cat Cookies

These easy to prepare, no-cook needed cranky cat cookies are a great party snack that need not be limited to just Halloween!

Yield: 27 Cats
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: mins
Difficulty Level: 1/5

Ingredients

• 240 g licorice strap
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 1 tbsp hot water
• Food colouring, orange, violet
• 250 g packet Marie Biscuit (or plain round biscuits of choice)
• 54 mint leaves lollies
• 27 Cadbury mini drops
• Small tube, black writing icing
• Smarties, orange, purple, 54 each

Steps

01. Using scissors, cut 27 pieces of licorice strap, 2cm each. Cut each one into 6 thin strips, for whiskers.

02. Sift icing sugar into a bowl. Add water, stirring to make a smooth paste. Divide water into 2 bowls. Tint one orange and the other violet.

03. Spread icing over flat side of each biscuit. Place iced side up on a tray. Arrange two mint leaves for the eyes, Mini Drop for nose and licorice whiskers on either side.

04. Use black writing icing to secure Smarties to mint leaves and draw black lines on Smarties for pupils. Allow to set.