It probably comes as no surprise that I love owls. A lot. So when I saw Halloween Owl Cookies in Land O Lakes Harvest Baking Magazine… I just about lost my cotton pickin’ marbles!!
So here is what you will need:
3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter (of course), softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 cup swirled chocolate baking chips
1 cup whole cashews
Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar.
Beat at Medium speed until creamy.
Add egg and vanilla and continue to beat until well mixed.
Divide dough into thirds.
Set 2/3 of dough aside.
With remaining 1/3 dough, add cocoa.
mix well.
Divide the chocolate dough in half and set aside.
Meanwhile, roll out each 1/3 of the regular dough into a 10 x 4 rectangle.
Exhibit A: 10 x 4
Roll the chocolate dough into 10 inch logs.
Quit your snickering. I know what it looks like. Don’t think about it, just keep rolling.
Roll the dough tightly over the logs.
Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
Then cut in 1/4 inch slices.
Place two slices next to each other (close enough that they are touching).
Pinch the corners on each side to look like ears.
Place swirl (or white chocolate like mine) chips on the chocolate dough.
And add a cashew beak.
And bake for 9-12 minutes at 350 degrees.
I also tried another way (my own way haha) of making owls… which I found to be easier and you might like it better, too. Do all the steps up to dividing the dough.
Take 1/3 of the dough and add the cocoa as directed.
Roll out the entire 2/3 of dough and cut circles with a cookie cutter… or, if you’re like me an improvise, use a 20 oz Gatorade lid. 
Then form a tear drop shape by pinching a side of the circle.
*side note… if you want a “marble” look for your dough, add a few crumbles of the chocolate dough before rolling out.
Break of a piece of chocolate dough and roll into a ball (much like you used to do with Play-Doh when you were a kid). Then squash into a flat circle onto the waiting dough.
Add your chips and cashews.
I find it is a much “cleaner” looking owl…
However, if you like more of a wonky shaped owl… the other way is perfect for that.
Owl Cookies!
They are a hoot to make. Yeah. You knew that was coming.
They would be great to try with a peanut butter cookie recipe… I will try that next.
Happy Harvest Baking!
