Halloween Experts

Halloween party treats simply must look scary! Whether you are sending treats to school, planning your Halloween office party, or just letting Miss Muffet know that she has overstayed her welcome, these Spider Cookies are easy and fun to make.

Spider Sandwich Cookies

Easiest of all our recipes, these little arachnids will require the following ingredients:

Halloween sandwich cookies (We used Oreos with orange filling)
Small Candy Coated Chocolate Candies (We used mini M&M’s)
Licorice Whips, cut into 2-3″ pieces
A small amount of chocolate frosting

Just insert the licorice whip pieces into the cookie filling for legs. Using dots of frosting, “glue” the candy eyes to the top of the cookie. These make great last-minute additions to any Halloween occasion.

Hairy Scary Spider Cookies

Here’s another super easy recipe that makes cute and tasty spiders! All you need is:

12 oz bag of chocolate chips
6 oz bag of either butterscotch or peanut butter flavored chips
Bag of Chow Mein noodles
Red Hots, or Mini M&M’s

Line a cookie sheet with buttered waxed paper. In a microwave safe bowl, heat the chocolate and butterscotch or peanut butter flavored chips at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, repeat until the chips are completely melted and smooth. Stir in the chow mein noodles. Drop by spoonsful on the waxed paper. Immediately add 2 red hots or M&M’s for eyes, while cookies are still warm. Refrigerate until firm.

Spider Topped Cookies

While these take the most time of all our spider cookie recipes, you will find that they will be the most popular. They are well worth your effort!

Ingredients:

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar

Cream these four ingredients together until smooth and fluffy.

Mix in:

2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup milk

Sift together and add slowly:

3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Make small balls of dough about the size of a quarter. Roll the balls in granulated sugar and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove cookies to a cooling rack and immediately top each with a carmel filled chocolate candy like Rolo’s. Press this down slightly into the top of the cookie. In a few minutes, the candy will become soft. Add licorice whip legs and M&M eyes to the candy to complete your spider. See the picture for placement.