Thrill Your Kids With These Spooky Halloween Cookies

With Halloween soon upon us, the time has come to think of special treats you can give your kids to make this spooky season a memorable one. Here is a simple recipe for Halloween cookies that will be sure to go down perfectly with your whole family.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 250 grams flour
  • 150 grams softened butter
  • 100 grams of chocolate chips
  • 100 grams light brown sugar
  • 50 grams caster sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 10 caramel-filled chocolates
  • 20 Maltesers
  • 60 grams dark chocolate
  • 60 grams icing sugar
  • 5 chocolate sandwich cookies

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Beat the butter and sugars together in a bowl with an electric whisk. Add the vanilla and egg and whisk further.
  2. Stir in the flour and baking powder until the dough is stiff.
  3. Roll the dough into 20 balls. Arrange them on a baking sheet. Lightly press the tops of the dough balls down to make a cookie shape.
  4. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are golden.
  5. Spoon the melted chocolate into a plastic bag and the icing into another. Add a pop of icing onto each Malteser.
  6. Use the Maltesers to create the head and body of a spider. Pipe in the spider legs using the melted chocolate.
  7. Pipe small dots of icing onto the cookies to create the spiders’ eyes.
  8. You can also use these ingredients to create some bat cookies as well.