Spooky Spiderweb Sugar Cookies Recipe

These Spooky Spiderweb Sugar Cookies are a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween. With their delicate sugar cookie base and eye-catching spiderweb design, they make an excellent addition to any Halloween dessert table.

This recipe is simple to follow and allows for creativity in decorating. You can easily customize the spiderweb design to suit your style or add other Halloween-themed decorations.

Easy Halloween Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are soft and buttery, topped with a sweet icing that creates a spooky spiderweb effect. The recipe yields about 24 cookies and takes approximately 1 hour from start to finish, including cooling time.

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
Black food coloring
Edible glitter or sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
Combine Mixtures: Gradually blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until fully combined.
Shape Cookies: Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place them onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten each ball slightly.
Bake: Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let cool on wire racks.
Prepare Icing: In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Divide the icing into two bowls; leave one white and add black food coloring to the other.
Decorate: Once cookies are cool, use a piping bag to create a spiderweb design with the black icing on top of the white icing. Optionally, sprinkle with edible glitter or sprinkles.
Serve: Allow the icing to set before serving. Enjoy your spooky treats!