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Easy Owl Cookies

October 27, 2015 by Emily Hill 5 Comments

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I’m so not exaggerating when I say these are the most adorable owl cookies you’ve ever seen…unless you’ve seen more adorable, but I highly doubt it because seriously. Just look at those sweet owl faces!

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The most adorable and easiest owl cookies ever! Always a hit at holiday parties and with the kids!

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I’ve wanted to make these owl cookies for years but when I looked at the tiny black and white photo on the recipe, I assumed the process was super involved.

Super involved recipe + crazy holiday season = so not going to happen.

But I love my readers and I adore owls (I may have a few too many perching around my home), so I decided to give it a go.

I’m so glad I did because they were far easier than I thought.

The same is NOT true for the Where’s Waldo shirt I decided to DIY for George.

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The most adorable and easiest owl cookies ever! Always a hit at holiday parties and with the kids!

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I hate when I have to chill cookie dough (I’m impatient like that), but in this case it was a lifesaver. I didn’t have time to make the cookies from start to finish in the same day, so I made the dough and chilled it until I had time to create those cute little owl faces. Good thing the dough can chill up to a week because I think I made them on day 7 3/8.

When you make the cookie dough, you wrap chocolate dough around plain dough (or you can wrap plain around chocolate; see variation in the printable recipe). I’m sure you’re smart enough to figure it out, but I thought I’d throw in a couple photos in case anyone has a hard time conceptualizing things.

I consider a silicone baking mat a necessity for this recipe. It made rolling the dough so much easier. My favorite is the Silpat mat because it it does the best job of even baking and non-sticking, plus it comes in a variety of sizes.

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How to roll owl cookies
I’ve rolled the chocolate dough to about 4 inches wide and the length of a cookie sheet then centered the plain dough on top.

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How to roll owl cookies
I used the silicone baking mat to roll the chocolate dough around the plain dough. Easy peasy!

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These so-adorable-I-can-hardly-stand-it owl cookies make the perfect treat to gift wrap and leave on a friend’s doorstep or take to an autumn get-together. If you’re lucky, your kids won’t pick off the eyes before you deliver them.

If you’re extra lucky, they won’t ask to help put on the chocolate chip eyes before baking, which decreases the likelihood of slightly drunk owls.

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The most adorable and easiest owl cookies ever! Always a hit at holiday parties and with the kids!

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Printable recipe for owl cookies below. Enjoy!
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The Most Adorable Owl Cookies Ever
 
Print
Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
These owl cookies are so much easier than they look and are completely and utterly adorable. Makes approx. 2 dozen.
Author: Emily ~ isthisREALLYmylife.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Cookies
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Semisweet chocolate chips
  • Whole cashews
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add egg and vanilla. Mix well.
  2. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until thoroughly combined.
  3. Make a roll out of chocolate dough a length just short the length of a cookie sheet on a non-stick surface like a silicone baking mat (or flour counter lightly). Use rolling pin to flatten roll so dough ends up approximately 4-5 inches wide and the length of a cookie sheet.
  4. Make roll out of light dough the same length and center on top of chocolate dough. Use a spatula or the silicone mat to wrap chocolate dough around light.
  5. Wrap in plastic wrap seam side down and smooth. Place on cookie sheet or similar flat surface and and chill 2-3 hours or up to a week.
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut dough into ¼-inch slices and place two slices side by side with flat sides together on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Press gently to seal seam.
  7. Pinch upper corners to resemble ears. Gently press chocolate chips in each circle for eyes and a cashew in the center for the beak.
  8. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until set. Let cool 2 minutes before removing to wire rack. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
If you have nut allergies in the group, you can substitute candy corn for the cashews.
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If you’re looking for more yummy cookies, you should browse my desserts {cookies} Pinterest board.

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Comments

  1. Kelli

    November 30, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    These are seriously the cutest cookies I’ve ever seen! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      November 30, 2015 at 11:51 pm

      Thank you so much for saying so! Hope you enjoy them!

      Reply
  2. Kati

    December 1, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    Love these! I can see these for fall, or baby showers, or cause owls are just super cute and so cookies of course taste better when they look like them :)

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      December 1, 2015 at 9:15 pm

      Love the idea of using them at an owl-themed baby shower or other event!

      Reply

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