Creepy Spiders

Name: Creepy Spiders
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package chocolate fudge cake mix (regular size); 1/2 cup butter, melted; 1 egg; 1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting; Shoestring black licorice, cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces; 1/4 cup red-hot candies

Cake mix gives these chocolate sandwich cookies a head start. You can even have kids help assemble the "spiders!"—Nella Parker, Hersey, Michigan

Ingredients

1 package chocolate fudge cake mix (regular size)
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
Shoestring black licorice, cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces
1/4 cup red-hot candies

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, butter and egg (dough will be stiff). Shape into 1-in. balls.
Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks.
Spread a heaping teaspoonful of frosting over the bottom of half of the cookies. Place four licorice pieces on each side of cookies for spider legs; top with remaining cookies. For eyes, attach two red-hot candies with frosting to top of spider.

Nutrition Facts

1 spider: 206 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 243mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Creepy Spiders in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2005

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piegram

Oct 5, 2013

SO EASY TO MAKE WITH CAKE MIX. I USED CREAM CHEESE FROSTING IN MINE THO'. WE REALLY LIKED THEM. NEXT TIME, I'LL MAKE A DOUBLE BATCH, BECAUSE 1 IS JUST NOT ENOUGH.
pudgeman

Sep 10, 2013

This was a fun recipe to make for the kids. They loved it.
dp2009

Sep 29, 2012

a big hit, horribly good!!
jbiel517

Oct 31, 2011

These were a hit at work, but the dough was too dry. A small amount of added water would have helped. I had to flatten the cookies slightly when they came out of the oven, otherwise they would have stayed as round balls.
jessicajoyce

Oct 31, 2011

super easy i had these all done in a little over an hour! And me little guy is so excited to take them to school! I could only find red licorice as well. I also did m&m minis for the eyes.
bling75

Oct 28, 2011

Went to 8 stores and couldn't find black rope licorice. After I was done cutting up regular licoice, I realzied I could have used pretzel sticks.
krisjeffery1

Oct 19, 2011

So much fun to make! The kids had a blast. Couldn't find black licorice, red worked great.
williamsegraves

Nov 3, 2010

These were so much fun to make and were a great addition to the table. I couldn't find shoestring licorice to save my life, but the red legs worked well with the red eyes.
elzkay

Oct 31, 2010

so simple that even the littlest ghosts and goblins can help
bl0703

Oct 29, 2010

did not have black licorice - so I rolled out tooties roll. = a little work but worked out great.

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