Description
This Giant Halloween Spider Cookie is a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween celebrations. It features a large, soft chocolate chip cookie base topped with creamy melted vanilla frosting, decorated with spooky Halloween sprinkles, a piped spider web design made from black icing, and a plastic spider centerpiece. Chilling the cookie before serving allows the frosting to set perfectly.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Base
- 2 tubes 30 oz chocolate chip cookie dough
Toppings and Decorations
- 2 containers 16 oz vanilla frosting
- 1 cup Halloween sprinkles (approximate)
- 1 tube black decorating icing
- 1 plastic spider
Instructions
- Preheat Oven. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the cookie base.
- Prepare and Bake Cookie. Press both tubes of cookie dough evenly into a 16-inch baking pan to form a large cookie layer. Bake in the preheated oven for 13 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the cookie is set.
- Melt Frosting. Remove any foil from the frosting containers and melt the vanilla frosting in the microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth and pourable.
- Frost Cookie. Pour the melted frosting over the warm cookie to create an even layer covering the entire surface.
- Add Sprinkles. Sprinkle Halloween-themed sprinkles evenly around the edge of the frosted cookie to add festive color and texture.
- Create Web Design. Using black decorating icing, pipe a spiral spider web pattern starting from the center of the cookie outward. Drag a wooden skewer from the center outward across the spirals to create cross sections resembling a spider web.
- Place Plastic Spider. Position the plastic spider in the center of the web design to complete the spooky decoration.
- Chill to Set. Place the decorated cookie into the refrigerator or freezer for 30 minutes to 1 hour so the frosting cools down and sets firmly before serving.
Notes
- Use a large 16-inch round pan to ensure even baking of the giant cookie.
- Microwaving frosting in short intervals prevents burning and helps achieve a smooth texture.
- Substitute any color or type of frosting if desired to customize flavor and appearance.
- Chilling the cookie is important to ensure the frosting is firm enough to cut cleanly.
- Plastic spider decoration is reusable and can be swapped according to preferred Halloween themes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of cookie)
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
