this is just too cute! but the cookie is just a bit dry. but I made these for Halloween and everyone thought they were too cute. But no one commented much on the flavor. :-( Presentation - 5 stars Taste - 3 stars

I think this cookie gets 5 stars for taste and cuteness. I give it 3 stars for difficulty. I found them to be too time consuming and troublesome. I don't agree with the other reviewers that the cookies weren't chocolaty enough. They tasted like fudgy brownies to me. I also used M&Ms for the nose. My preschoolers loved them and I did too. I will make these again, but maybe only once a year since they were kinda hard to make.

Made these for Halloween this year--turned out perfectly. I thought the cookie had a nice light chocolate flavor and the trick or treaters loved them.

These cookies were good and cute! I found it hard to make the ears so after my first batch didn't turn out, I skipped the ears. I also did not make the cookies on a stick; I stuck with the more traditional style. The cookies were cakier than expected but still a hit. I used M&M's instead of red hots just because it's a personal preference and I put the 'nose' on before baking. This made it faster to put the eyes on... you have to do it quickly before the cookie cools too much.

After reading the reviews I decided add the candy corn before they were done baking and then return them to the oven. It was a mess they bubbled and melted which makes sense. The rest I added the candy corn eyes after they were through and it worked out great. I used M&M's for the noses and made 4-6 whiskers on each side (8 was over kill) I also used the side of the fork and made them individually and they turned out much better. They taste was great sorta like a brownie cookie. After trial and with the baking time I came to 7-8 minutes in the oven, my only complaint is they were a little to hard when they cooled. This however didn't stop the kids at school from digging in, neat idea.

I give this 5 * for the cuteness factor, but wasn't at all impressed with the taste of the cookies. I agree they seemed bland. They tasted like chocolate, no doubt, just had no "interest" to them, if you will (I do, however, freely admit to being a cookie snob LOL). I followed the recipe exactly and had no issues with stickiness...actually seemed a little dry to me...so I didn't refrigerate at all. I made 44 3" diameter cookies...didn't use popsicle sticks. I baked 8 minutes, popped on the candies, and then baked for another 2-3 minutes. It was a fun little project with my kiddos though. Thanks for the idea! Edited: I made these a second time and with the following changes they were great. I added about an ounce or so of melted chocolate chips, about 3 T of water and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. This made a nice, soft, tasty cookie. It made them a tad sticky for shaping, but the sugar on the glass took care of that. Overall, much tastier!

My kids had a lot of fun helping me make these cookies. However, I didn't think the taste was that great. They were a little dry for my taste and just not what I was hoping for.

I've had this recipe in my home files for quite a few years but hadn't used it in a while. I was pleased to see it here and decided to try it out once again. After reading some of the reviews, here are a few tips that have been helpful to me when making these delightful cookies. The recipe, as printed here, does say that it serves 12. If you read further, the ingredients (48 candy corn pieces, 24 popscicle sticks, 24 red hot candies) indicate that the yield will be 24 cookies. I have found that the dough does not need to be chilled. It is, as one reviewer notes, playdough like in consistency and very workable. If you have a 1/8 C measuring cup, it is the perfect size to measure out each dough ball. I fashion the cats as described in the recipe directly on parchment lined cookie sheets. I have always placed the candy decorations on each cookie after baking and never had a bit of trouble. Just be sure not to overbake the cookies and to decorate them immediately when removing the trays from the oven. One more thing; I seem to have better luck creating the cat shape I like, by inserting the popsicle stick into the dough after, not before, flattening with a glass. As to the taste of the cookie, they do, as many reviewers have already noted, have a wonderful fudgy, brownie-like flavor. You can make these any time, not just at Halloween. Just roll into balls and flatten.

These are sooo cute as a decoration but the taste is not good. They aren't sweet enough, very bland, next time I will add more sugar and see if that helps. I will make them again because they are soo darn cute, but with some modifications, as the recipe stands it's a 3.

Really easy and they have a nice brownie like texture. My son loved helping me. Perfect for class parties.

These cat cookies taste just like a brownie and were simple to make. I thought they would be a pain, so I decided to roll and cut them out with a cookie cutter, but then I tried a few on my own and it was much easier that way. They turned out so cute! Definitely par bake and then add the candy corn/red hots at about the last 2-3 minutes.

These cookies were great! The perfect Halloween cookie. I don't like candy corn, but you don't even taste it on these! Will definitely be making these again!

I'm giving this a 5 because the cookie was very good, tasted like chocolate cake. However I thought the whole process was tiresome! If you leave the candycorn in the oven too long they explode! It was good enough to make again

I give this between a 3 and 4. They are cute and taste alright, but I think they were just more trouble than they were worth. I followed the recipe exactly and the dough was pretty hard to shape. It was also very crumbly.

Cute and easy, good maybe need to be a little more chocolatey.

These are really cute. I think these are very fudgy. I did prebake about 4 minutes and then added the candy and baked an additional 4 minutes.