Halloween Spider Cookies

Create simple Halloween cookies with only a few ingredients! These yummy chocolate cookies include a cute spider ring surprise!

Happy Halloween! I wanted to pop on the blog today to share these cute spiderweb Halloween cookies. These are so quick and simple to make they are a great dessert idea for the holiday.

These cookies are such a flashback for me! My mom made them several Halloweens in a row when I was a kid. It was so fun to get the special chocolate wafers from the store. I helped her make the cookies by sticking the spider rings on top of each web when they were done being frosted.

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Yesterday we went to a neighborhood trick-or-treat party and I wanted to bring something quick and easy. It was a last-minute decision to make the cookies but luckily I found a bag of spider rings at a local party store. They were a big hit and all of the kids enjoyed them before going out to trick-or-treat.

Halloween Spiderweb Cookies

Ingredients

Chocolate Wafers: I used Nabisco’s Famous Chocolate Wafers but unfortunately they were discontinued in 2023. Luckily there are some alternatives you can use like:
White Icing: I used Betty Crocker’s Cookie Icing but you could also make your own!
Spider Rings: I found some at my local party store, but this set of multi-colored spider rings would be fun!

Decorating the Cookies

Decorating the cookies is really simple. Pipe a spiderweb using white icing.

Start by creating a large plus sign “+” then top that with a large “X”.
Connect the ends of these lines with short swoops that look like the letter “c”.
Add a large dollop of icing to the center of the cookie.
Wait a couple minutes for the icing dollop to become a little stiffer, then place the spider ring.

The cookies are finished! Make as many as you need or until you run out of cookies or icing!

Below you can see the tray of cookies we brought to our neighbor’s party. The kids loved the cookies and it was a fun treat before they headed out to trick-or-treat!