Spider Cookies

By: Amanda Formaro

Spider Cookies

By: Amanda Formaro

"Prep, roll, bake then decorate your way to the cutest spider cookies for your Halloween dessert spread! Sweet but spooky, these spider cookies will crawl right off your dessert table in minutes! Homemade peanut butter cookies topped with mini Reese’s cups and candy eyeballs create the cutest Halloween party dessert. These spider cookies are the only acceptable time to have creepy crawlies on top of your food. A perfected peanut butter cookie base is decked out with a Reese’s cup, candy eyeballs, and decorator gel to make one of the most adorable Halloween desserts you’ll come across. We made them a couple of years ago for our pumpkin painting party and they were some of the first things to disappear from the table. "

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Serves36

Cooking MethodOven

Cooking Vessel SizeElectric Mixer, Wire Cooling Rack, Baking Sheet

Ingredients

1 cup Shortening
3 cups Creamy Peanut Butter
1 cup Light Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 Large Egg
1 cup All Purpose Flour
3 teaspoons Salt
3 teaspoons Baking Soda
Black Decorator Gel

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Combine shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
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