Cookies & BarsNo. 4118 · The 2026 edition
Spider Cookies
These spooky spider cookies are a fun Halloween treat that's easy to make and decorate!
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Start by preheating the oven and mixing dry and wet ingredients. Roll the dough, bake, then add candy eyes and pretzel sticks for a creepy-crawly look. Perfect for Halloween parties!
Ingredients
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking sheet
- Mixing bowls
Directions
- Get your oven ready by heating it to 350°F.
- Combine the all-purpose flour and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the softened butter and sugar until creamy. Then beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well blended.
- Slowly incorporate the flour mixture into the butter mixture, stirring until a dough comes together.
- Shape the dough into small balls, place them on a baking sheet, and gently flatten each one.
- Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, then allow them to cool completely.
- To finish, push candy eyes and pretzel sticks into the cooled cookies to create spider faces and legs.
