Spider Cookies

4.60 from 25 votes

These homemade Spider Cookies are equal parts easy to make, creepy, and cute! They're ready in 30 minutes, with no special equipment or ingredients needed.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 433kcal

Author: Lauren Allen

Cost: 7

Equipment

Cookie Scoop

Ingredients

2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
12 Tablespoons butter , melted and cooled until warm
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips , divided

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Make Cooking Dough: In a medium bowl mix together flour, salt, and baking soda. In a separate large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer until well blended. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently stir in ¾ cup chocolate chips. The dough will be soft.
Bake: Scoop dough into balls and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Add chocolate chips on top: Remove from oven and place 3-4 chocolate chips into the tops of each cookie, point side up.
Melt Chocolate: Add remaining chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl and microwave, on low power, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted.
Draw Spider legs: Spoon the melted chocolate into a ziplock bag. Use scissors to cut the smallest slit from one of the corners (you want the hole to be very small to make your spider legs). Squeeze the melted chocolate through the small hole, next to the chocolate chips on top of the cookie, to make 8 spider legs.

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Notes

Make Ahead Instructions: Keep any leftover spider cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for 1-2 days or freeze in a freezer safe bag or container.

Freezing Instructions: Freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months.

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