Happy Halloween! Double Chocolate Chip Witch Cookies

Happy Halloween Eve! This is one of my favorite childhood holidays. My mom would transform our house into a haunted masterpiece, complete with a graveyard and spooky treats (that tradition is still alive even though I'm not there :)). 

You all have probably seen witch hat cookies before. Usually the recipe calls for the Keebler Fudge Striped Cookies, but why use those when you can use a homemade double chocolate chip cookie instead! I decided to switch the recipe up, so try my double chocolate chip witch hats this Halloween! 

Double Chocolate Chip Witch Cookies
Recipe by: The Cheerful Cook
Total time: 1 hour 
Serves: 24-30 cookies 

Double Chocolate Chip Cookie *Recipe adapted from Real Simple's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies 
Ingredients 
1/2 cup salted butter, softened 
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar 
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 bag dark chocolate chips (11.5 oz bag)
30 chocolate kisses, unwrapped
Colored icing of choice 

Directions 
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a mixer, cream butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and brown sugar on high speed. Once mixed, add egg and vanilla on medium speed. 
2. Meanwhile, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. 
3. Add dry mixture to butter mixture and beat on low speed. Once all ingredients are incorporated, fold in dark chocolate chips. 
4. Roll cookie dough into balls and coat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a separate bowl. Once completely covered in sugar, place cookie dough ball on parchment-lined baking sheet. 
5. Bake cookies until set, about 10-12 minutes. 
6. Immediately after removing cookies from oven, place chocolate kisses in the center of each cookie to set (this will flatten the cookies). Allow the cookies to cool on pan for maximum of 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack. 
7. When completely cooled, add embellishment such as green icing ribbon I added above.