Description
These Halloween Spider Cookies are fun, chewy treats perfect for spooky celebrations. Soft buttery cookies are topped with chocolate spiders made from Maltesers, melted dark chocolate legs, and white icing eyes, making them as delightful to look at as they are to eat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 150g butter
- ½ cup brown sugar (100g)
- ½ cup white sugar (110g)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 cups plain flour (300g)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 Tbsp cornflour
Topping
- 140g bag Maltesers
- 100g dark chocolate, melted
- 1 small tube white icing
Instructions
- Melt Butter. In a large glass bowl, melt the butter in the microwave for 30 to 50 seconds until mostly liquid.
- Mix Wet Ingredients. Whisk the melted butter, then add brown sugar, white sugar, egg, and vanilla essence. Mix thoroughly until smooth and lump-free.
- Combine Dry Ingredients. Sift the plain flour, salt, baking soda, and cornflour over the wet mixture. Fold gently until combined into a soft but thick dough.
- Chill Dough if Needed. If the dough feels warm and very soft, chill it in the fridge or freezer until firm enough to roll into balls.
- Preheat Oven. Preheat your oven to 170°C fanbake (around 338°F).
- Shape Cookies. Roll the dough into balls about 2 tablespoons (30-40g) each. Place them on a lined baking tray and gently press down slightly to flatten.
- Bake Cookies. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden but the centers remain soft. Remove from the oven.
- Add Maltesers. While cookies are still warm, press two Maltesers into the top of each cookie to form the spider’s body.
- Cool Cookies. Let cookies rest on the tray for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Melt Chocolate and Prepare Piping Bag. Melt the dark chocolate and place it into a small ziplock bag, cutting a tiny hole in one corner for piping.
- Pipe Spider Legs. Pipe four chocolate legs on each side of the Maltesers on every cookie to form spider legs.
- Add Eyes. Use the white icing to pipe two dots on each Malteser body for eyes, then add a small dot of melted chocolate inside each white dot to create eyeballs.
- Let Decorations Set. Allow the chocolate legs and eyes to harden completely before serving.
- Storage. Store finished cookies in an airtight container for up to one week to maintain freshness.
Notes
- Delicious, chewy cookies with a fun chocolate spider on top!
- Ensure dough is chilled enough to handle for easier shaping.
- Use fanbake setting for even baking and golden edges.
- Decorate once cookies have cooled slightly to avoid melting the chocolate and icing.
- Store in an airtight container to keep cookies soft and fresh for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 211
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 156mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 27mg
