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Black Widow Cookie Pops

Updated Aug 11, 2023
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Here is an easy dessert recipe to spook your Halloween guests - black widow spider cookies made with Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix and decorated with dark cocoa icing.

Black Widow Cookie Pops

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • Flour, butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for cutout cookies
  • 12 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened dark baking cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons black sanding sugar
  • 12 red candy-coated chocolate candies

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter and egg until dough forms. Shape dough into a ball and flatten slightly. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 375°F. Unwrap dough. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 4-inch spider-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Insert craft stick halfway into center of each cookie.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and cocoa. Add milk, corn syrup and vanilla; mix with whisk until smooth. Pipe frosting onto cookies. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Place 1 candy in center of each cookie.

Nutrition

330 Calories
12g Total Fat
3g Protein
51g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
330
Total Fat
12g
0%
Saturated Fat
6g
0%
Sodium
170mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
51g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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