Hallween Tarantula Cookies
Submitted by happyzhangbo
Spooky chocolate cookies with pretzel stick legs coated in melted chocolate and sprinkles with candy eyes. These Halloween tarantula treats are fun to make with kids.
YIELD
30 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
10 minREADY
40 minTurn simple chocolate cookies into creepy-crawly tarantulas that’ll delight trick-or-treaters and party guests alike.
Eight pretzel sticks press into each dough ball to create spindly legs, then the whole cookie gets drenched in melted chocolate and decorated with sprinkles and red candy eyes.
Kids love helping assemble these spooky spiders.
Kitchen Tips
- Press pretzels firmly: Push them deep into the dough balls so they don’t fall off during baking
- Cool completely: Warm cookies will melt the chocolate coating
- Use foil under racks: Catch drips when pouring chocolate over cooled cookies
- Add oil to chocolate: A little vegetable oil makes the melted chocolate smoother and easier to pour
- Work quickly with eyes: Press candy eyes into the chocolate while it’s still wet
Variations
- Use white chocolate coating for “albino” spiders
- Try different colored sprinkles or sanding sugar
- Make mini versions with shorter pretzel pieces for baby spiders
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
Whisk in the egg and vanilla and beat until well blended.
Gradually add the flour mixture and cocoa powder.
Beat to form a smooth dough.
Roll a tablespoon-sized ball of dough, and place it on a baking sheet.
Arrange eight pretzel sticks around the ball like spokes on a wheel.
Press the tips of the pretzel sticks firmly into the dough ball.
Continue with the rest of the pretzels and dough.
Bake until cookies start to brown around edges, about 7 to 10 minutes.
Lift the cookies from the baking sheets with a spatula, and place on wire cooling racks.
Let cool completely.
Put the racks on sheets of aluminium foil or waxed paper.
In a double boiler (or the microwave), melt the chocolate chips with vegetable oil.
Pour the melted chocolate over each cookie.
Coat with chocolate sprinkles.
Press in two red candy eyes on the front of the head.
Serve or store in an air-tight container.
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