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Spider Cookies
Spider Cookies are easy, creepy and cute for Halloween! They are perfect for school snacks and parties. Get the kids involved in decorating. This recipe uses store bought cookie dough and icing so it comes together really quickly and even the kids can make them!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 163 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pack Cookie Dough (store bought or homemade (chocolate chip, sugar cookie, or any you prefer), or store bough pre-made cookies)
- 24 Whopper candies (or Maltesers or Reese’s mini cups or round chocolate of choice)
- ½ tub chocolate icing (store bought)
- ½ tub vanilla icing
- 48 small Candy eyes
- Red food coloring
- Yellow food coloring
Instructions
- Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. Place the store bought cookies on the sheet pan and bake according to package directions.
- Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and allow to completely cool.
- In a small bowl mix together the vanilla icing, 1 drop of red food coloring and 8 drops of yellow food coloring (or follow your food coloring package directions to make orange). Mix until evenly combined.
- Spread a thin layer of icing on top of each cooled cookie.
- Place one Whopper in the center of each cookie and gently press down to stick to the icing.
- Transfer the chocolate icing to a piping bag with a small plain round tip, or a Ziploc bag with the corner cut off (make a very small cut).
- Pipe two small dots of icing on the front of the Whopper and place two small candy eyes on.
- Pipe 4 legs on each side of the spiders’ body.
- Transfer the cookies to a serving platter and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
163kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
92mg
(4%)
Potassium
50mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
7IU
(0%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 163
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 163kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 92mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 50mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 7IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.