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Description
Easy and festive spider cookies perfect for Halloween parties and holiday treats.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup black frosting
- 1/4 cup red candy melts
- 24 black licorice laces, cut in half
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden.
- Let cookies cool completely on a wire rack.
- Spread black frosting over each cookie.
- Melt red candy melts according to package directions.
- Use a toothpick to draw a spiderweb design on each cookie with the melted candy melts.
- Arrange two licorice halves on each cookie to resemble spider legs.
Notes
- For a smoother frosting, you can add a tablespoon of milk to the black frosting.
- If you don’t have black licorice laces, you can use black string candy or pipe thin lines of black frosting for the legs.
- Decorate cookies within a day or two of baking for best results.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg