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Hanukkah Cat Cookies

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by: Party Pinching
Updated May 19, 2022
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Scrumptious sugar cookies decorated with blue sugar sprinkles for the holiday.

More About This Recipe

  • For your family time or holiday party, these cats will steal the show. I was trying to get some ideas for some cute cookies for a Hanukkah celebration and came across these adorable cats all dressed up for the holiday. I totally fell in love with them and thought they were the cutest things ever. Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix is dairy kosher and makes these cookies easy to prep! A fun and sweet spin on sugar cookies for your Hanukkah celebration!

Hanukkah Cat Cookies

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1 tablespoon flour (for cookie mix)
  • 1 egg (for cookie mix)
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened but not melted (for cookie mix)
  • 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • Blue sugar sprinkles
  • 48 candy eyes
  • 24 blue confetti sprinkles
  • 24 Star of David sugar decorations
  • Black edible marker

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Preheat oven to 375° F. Prepare cookie mix according to package instructions.
  • Step 
    2
    Roll dough and cut out into circle shapes using circle cookie cutter. For the ears, use the tip of a star cookie cutter or simply cut small triangles out of the dough.
  • Step 
    3
    Gently press the triangles to the top of the dough circle. Bake 7-9 minutes. Cool cookies completely before decorating.
  • Step 
    4
    Frost 1/3 of the top of the cookie with the fluffy white frosting. Immediately cover frosting with blue sugar sprinkles for the yamaka.
  • Step 
    5
    Attach 2 candy eyes and the blue confetti nose to the top of the cookie using the white frosting.
  • Step 
    6
    Draw on the mouth and whiskers using the black edible marker.
  • Step 
    7
    Using the white frosting, secure the sugar Star of David to the middle of the yamaka.

Nutrition

200 Calories
8g Total Fat
1g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
20g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
200
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
100mg
4%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
20g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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