Spiderweb Cookies
Submitted by hmcotten
Lacy, golden spiderweb cookies made from a thin batter squeezed through a bottle into a hot skillet. A fun Halloween treat dusted with powdered sugar.
YIELD
2 dozenPREP
25 minCOOK
5 minREADY
30 minThese cookies are more art project than baking project, and kids absolutely lose their minds over them.
A simple batter of flour, sugar, eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla gets squeezed from a plastic bottle into a hot skillet in thin, intersecting lines that form a delicate spiderweb shape. Each cookie cooks in under a minute per side, turning golden and lacy with crisp edges.
Dust them with powdered sugar and stack them on a plate for a Halloween party, a spooky snack, or just a rainy afternoon baking project that feels like play.
Kitchen Tips
- Use a squeeze bottle with a narrow tip, like a ketchup dispenser. The thinner the stream, the more realistic the web.
- Work quickly once the batter hits the skillet. Draw the star shape first, then connect the lines with thin arcs to form the web.
- Keep the heat at medium. Too hot and the batter burns before you finish the design. Too low and it spreads instead of holding its shape.
- These are fragile when warm. Let them cool completely on a wire rack before handling or stacking.
Ingredients
Directions
Beat flour, granulated sugar, oil, milk, vanilla and eggs until smooth.
Pour batter into plastic squeeze bottle with narrow opening (such as ketchup dispenser).
Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium heat until hot; add just enough oil to coat skillet.
Working quickly, squeeze batter to form four straight thin lines that intersect at a common center point ot form a 4-to-5 inch star shape. To form the cobweb squeeze thin streams of batter to connect lines.
Cook 30 to 60 seconds or until bottom is golden brown; carefully turn.
Cook until golden brown; remove from skillet.
Cool on wire rack.
Repeat with remaining batter.
When cookies are cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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