HALLOWEEN FURRY SPIDERS (TARANTULAS)
I made these for a preschool party and the kids loved them. They do NOT contain peanut butter, unlike some other recipes. They are a great mix of sweet and salty. Prep time includes post-baking assembly time. You can use the pretzel stick "legs" full size or break them off in graduating lengths.
Provided by MarySC
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat well.
- Add the cocoa, baking powder, and salt, then add the flour and beat to form a smooth dough.
- Roll out tablespoon-sized balls of dough. Thirty balls are the perfect size, and I then make the spiders in batches of six.
- Press the ends of eight pretzel sticks firmly into the dough to make legs, and place each spider on a cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees until the cookies are firm, about 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack and cool completely.
- Melt the chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons oil in the microwave or a double boiler; add additional oil if needed to make the chocolate thin enough. Put a cookie sheet under the wire rack and pour the melted chocolate over each cookie. (I usually hold the spider over the chocolate and either dip the legs in the chocolate or pour chocolate over the legs then shake to remove the excess chocolate so the excess chocolate drips back into the pot. Then I put the spider on the rack and spoon chocolate over the body.) You can scrape off the chocolate on the cookie sheet and return it to the pan periodically.
- While chocolate is still wet, coat each cookie with chocolate sprinkles.
- Press in two red candy eyes on the front of each head.
- Allow chocolate to harden before storing.
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hafiz mibale
[email protected]These spiders were a great way to use up leftover candy.
Piruntha Pirunthavan
[email protected]I used Reese's Pieces for the eyes and they were perfect.
Shaylen Nolan
[email protected]These spiders were the perfect addition to my Halloween table.
Juice Wrld fan
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of spiders, but these were actually pretty cute.
Haider Shah
[email protected]These spiders were a lot of work, but they were worth it. They looked amazing and tasted delicious.
Sarina Mahari
[email protected]So cute and festive! Perfect for Halloween.
Flavor of The South
[email protected]These spiders were a big hit at my party. Everyone loved them!
Nahid Roki
[email protected]Easy and fun to make!
nayem hassan
[email protected]Great recipe! I followed it exactly and the spiders turned out perfect.
Maria Felton
[email protected]These spiders were a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Francisco Raymound
[email protected]I used chocolate chips for the eyes and they melted in the oven. Next time I'll use candy eyes.
erina akter nisha
[email protected]My kids loved helping me make these spiders. They had a blast decorating them with the different candies.
michelle andell
[email protected]These hairy spiders were a huge hit at my Halloween party! They were surprisingly easy to make, and they looked so realistic.