Chocolate-Cookie Spiders Recipe

Name: Chocolate-Cookie Spiders
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chocolate sprinkles; 36 mini M&M's or red hots; 72 mini pretzel sticks, about 4 inches long, each snapped in half

Servings: persons

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate sprinkles
36 mini M&M's or red hots
72 mini pretzel sticks, about 4 inches long, each snapped in half

1
Preheat oven to 350u00b0F. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
2
Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth. Beat in flour mixture.
3
Roll a teaspoonful of dough between your palms, then roll ball in sprinkles. Repeat with remaining dough and sprinkles. Place 9 balls on each baking sheet, pressing lightly to flatten just a bit. Place two mini M&M's or red hots on one end of each ball. Insert 4 pretzel stick halves into each side of each ball.
4
Bake one sheet of cookies until dry on top, 12 minutes. Let cool on sheet on wire rack. Repeat with remaining sheet.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 6 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder, sifted, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and more.

Yes, Chocolate-Cookie Spiders falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Chocolate-Cookie Spiders

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