These spider drop cookies are made with a soft purple sugar cookie base topped with chocolate frosting, googly eyes, and candy melt spider legs for a fun and spooky Halloween cookie everyone will love.
Looking for a Halloween cookie that will get plenty of attention? These spider cookies are creepy, cute, and fun to decorate.
They're a fun choice for Halloween parties, classroom treats, or a festive dessert table, and kids will especially love helping turn each cookie into its own little spider.
Ingredients
- Butter
- Cream Cheese
- White Granulated Sugar
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Egg Yolk
- All-Purpose Flour
- Cornstarch
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Regal Purple Icing Gel
- Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
- Milk
- Powdered Sugar
- Edible Googly Eyes
- Chocolate Almond Bark or Brown Candy Melts
How to Make Spider Cookies
Drop Cookies
- In an electric mixer, mix butter and both sugars. Add vanilla and egg yolk. Add flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Add 5-6 drops of Regal Purple icing gel until it becomes a deep purple color.
- Use a 1.5-tablespoon cookie scoop to add mounds of dough to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400℉. Bake the cookies for 12-13 minutes until the tops are set. Let cool.
Frosting
- Whip butter in an electric mixer with a whisk attachment for 2-3 minutes until creamy. Add vanilla, melted chocolate, and milk. Slowly add powdered sugar. Whip frosting for 2-3 minutes until fluffy.
- Use a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop or a spoon to add a dollop of frosting to each cookie. Add 2 googly eyes to the frosting.
Spider Legs
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt almond bark or candy melts. Add it to an icing bag with a round #6 icing tip, or use a Ziploc bag and cut a small bit of the corner.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, wax paper, or a silicone baking mat, draw spider legs shaped like 7s. Let them set for about 10 minutes until they harden. Carefully peel them off the paper.
- To attach the legs, add a small dot of melted almond bark or candy melts to the frosting where each leg will go. Gently press the chocolate legs into the melted chocolate. Let the chocolate set completely before moving the cookies. I recommend assembling the cookies on a baking sheet and chilling them until the chocolate and frosting are firm. This will help keep the legs securely in place until serving.
Tips For Making Spider Legs
- Pipe them slightly thicker than you think you need.
- I found a #6 Wilton icing tip worked well.
- No icing bags or tips? Use a Ziploc bag and snip the corner
- Make several extras - chocolate legs are very easy to break.
- Pipe them onto parchment or a silicone mat so you can peel them off once completely hardened.
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Spider Cookies
These spider drop cookies are made with a soft purple sugar cookie base topped with chocolate frosting, googly eyes, and candy melt spider legs for a fun and spooky Halloween cookie everyone will love.
Equipment
Ingredients
Drop Cookies
- ¼ cup Butter softened
- 3 tablespoons Cream Cheese softened
- ½ cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- 5-6 drops Regal Purple Icing Gel
Frosting
- ½ cup Butter softened
- 2 ounces Unsweetened Baking Chocolate melted
- 1 tablespoon Milk
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 ¼ cups + 2 tablespoons Powdered Sugar
- Edible Googly Eyes
Spider Legs
Instructions
Drop Cookies
- In an electric mixer, mix butter and both sugars. Add vanilla and egg yolk. Add flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Add 5-6 drops of regal purple icing gel until it becomes a deep purple color.
- Use a 1.5-tablespoon cookie scoop to add mounds of dough to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400℉. Bake the cookies for 12-13 minutes until the tops are set. Let cool.
Frosting
- Whip butter in an electric mixer with a whisk attachment for 2-3 minutes until creamy. Add vanilla, melted chocolate, and milk. Slowly add powdered sugar. Whip frosting for 2-3 minutes until fluffy.
- Use a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop or a spoon to add a dollop of frosting to each cookie. Add 2 googly eyes to the frosting.
Spider Legs
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt almond bark or candy melts. Add it to an icing bag with a round #6 icing tip, or use a Ziploc bag and cut a small bit of the corner.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, wax paper, or a silicone baking mat, draw spider legs shaped like 7s. Let them set for about 10 minutes until they harden. Carefully peel them off the paper.
- To attach the legs, add a small dot of melted almond bark or candy melts to the frosting where each leg will go. Gently press the chocolate legs into the melted chocolate. Let the chocolate set completely before moving the cookies. I recommend assembling the cookies on a baking sheet and chilling them until the chocolate and frosting are firm. This will help keep the legs securely in place until serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 118mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 342IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
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