Halloween Party Treat: Witches Hat Cookies

Witches hat cookies are great fun for your preschooler to help make, and eat. Serve them on top of a scoop of ice cream, for an extra special treat.

Melting Chocolate or Chocolate bark
24 Sugar Cones (if you can find chocolate cones you won’t need to dip them)
chocolate or chocolate fudge cake mix
1 cup chocolate chips
2 large eggs
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
Optional: Icing, black or other color, food coloring, and cake decorating tip to add a ribbon around the brim of the hat.

• Heat the melting chocolate according to the directions on the bag.
• Pour the melted chocolate onto a dinner plate, or shallow pie plate.
• Roll the sugar cones in the chocolate to coat the outside with the melted chocolate.
• Set the cones on end on wax paper to dry.
• Preheat your oven to 350`F.
• Combine the cake mix, eggs, butter, vanilla, and brown sugar in a bowl. Mix by hand with a spatula until well blended. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Drop the cookies by tablespoons on a cookie sheet and bake for about 12-14 minutes.
• When you remove the cookies from the oven, insert the sugar cones into the cookie with the cone opening side down. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.