Spiderweb Cookies Recipe

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Spiderweb Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Edible glitter
1/4 cup milk chocolate chips, melted
Milk chocolate M&M's
Orange nonpareils

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in egg and orange peel. Gradually add flour; mix well.
Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a large round pastry tip. Pipe spiderwebs (about 4 in. high and 4 in. wide) onto foil-lined baking sheets. With a pastry brush, gently brush each web with water. Lightly sprinkle with edible glitter.
Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until set but not browned. Let cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
Fill a small resealable plastic bag with the melted chocolate; cut a small hole in the corner of bag. For spiders, attach two or three M&M's on each web with melted chocolate; pipe spider legs around each. For spider eyes, attach nonpareils with melted chocolate. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Editor's Note: Edible glitter is available from Wilton Industries. Call 800-794-5866 or visit wilton.com.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals (calculated without M&M's and nonpareils) 188 calories, 11 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 40 mg cholesterol, 109 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Spiderweb Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p239