Oreo Spiders
Made with just 4 ingredients, these Oreo Spiders are a fun and easy Halloween dessert. No baking or cooking is required, making them a treat the entire family can enjoy making.
Servings: 24 cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package Oreos
- 16 ounces white frosting
- Black shoestring licorice
- Candy eye balls
Instructions
- Place the frosting in a piping bag fit with a round tip.16 ounces white frosting
- Untwist the Oreos.1 package Oreos
- Pipe a swirl of frosting in each Oreo.
- Add 8 black shoestring licorice legs to each Oreo, 4 on a side.Black shoestring licorice
- Replace the Oreo tops, pressing down slightly.
- Use a small amount of frosting to attach candy eye balls to each spider.Candy eye balls
- Display the Oreo spiders and enjoy!
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Notes
Tips and Variation Ideas
Use a thick frosting. For this recipe, you definitely want a frosting that will hold its shape once spread. The ones in the container at the store are perfect but homemade can be used too, just choose one that has a similar texture. I would avoid buttercream and any soft, melty frostings.
Dye the icing. Want to give these a pop of color? Use gel food coloring to dye the white frosting orange, purple, or green.
Add teeth with candy corns. If you want to make these spider cookies even cuter (is that possible?!), you can add teeth by cutting off the white tip of candy corn and using it to make teeth.
Use pretzels as legs. Not a fan of licorice? No worries. You can use stick pretzels as the legs instead.
Swap the eyes. Use M&Ms for eyeballs!
Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 0.4IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 2mg