Halloween Food, Fun, and Crafts/2006

Speckled Spider Cookies
Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
10 each


INGREDIENTS:
10 tablespoons raspberry jam or any flavor jam, stirred 1 container prepared white icing black licorice, cut into 2-inch pieces
chocolate sprinkles 20 red hot cinnamon candies CHOCOLATE COOKIE DOUGH: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt



1 Prepare and chill chocolate cookie dough.
2 Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease cookie sheets.
3 Shape dough into twenty 1-inch balls; place 3 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove cookes to wire racks; cool completely.
4 To assemble spiders, place 1 tablespoonful of raspberry jam onto flat side of 10 cookes. Place flat side of remaining cookies over jam to ame "body." Spread white icing over tops and sides of spiders.
5 Insert 4 licorice slices for "legs" evenly into one side of each spider; repeat on opposite side. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles, and place 2 cinnamon candies on front edge of cookies for "eyes."
6 CHOCOLATE COOKIE DOUGH: Beat butter and sugar in large bowl at high speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add melted chocolate; mix well.
7 Add flour, baking powder, and salt; mix well. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.

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