Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is a fun cookie recipe for Halloween!
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats (regular or quick)
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- 1½ cups chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats.
- Place rolled oats in blender or food processor and process until finely ground. Combine ground oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in mixing bowl.
- In another bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, sugars and vanilla. Add the eggs, and beat until fluffy.
- Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture, blending well. Add the nuts (if using) to the dough and mix well. Using a heaping tablespoonful for each cookie, scooping round balls, and place 2½-inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake until the cookies are lightly browned, 16 to 18 minutes. In a small cup, melt ¼ cup chocolate chips in the microwave. Place 3 chocolate chips on top of each cookie for the spider bodies as they come out of the oven, and use a piping bag to pipe melted chocolate on for the legs. Let the spider cookies cool completely on wire racks.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 126mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 179IUVitamin C: 0.001mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.5mg
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