Skull And Spider Web Cookies
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 None egg yolk
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup honey, warmed
- 1 tub (16 oz) vanilla frosting
- 1 None licorice strip
- Few drops orange food color
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted
- Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F. Lightly grease and line 2 baking pans with parchment paper.
- Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Fold in combined sifted flour and baking soda. Mix in honey to form a soft dough. Halve and shape into discs. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 mins.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead each portion of dough gently. Roll out between 2 sheets parchment paper until 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out circles from one portion of dough using a 2 1/4-inch round cutter, and skulls from the other. Arrange 2 inches apart on prepared pans.
- Bake 8-10 mins, until firm to touch. Cool completely on pans.
- Spread skulls with half frosting. Cut out nose, eyes and teeth from licorice and arrange as shown.
- Tint remaining frosting bright orange with food color. Spread over round cookies. Pipe chocolate in spirals onto cookies, using a piping bag with a small plain tip. Drag a toothpick from center of cookies to edge at 3/4-inch intervals to create web pattern.
butter, sugar, egg yolk, flour, baking soda, honey, vanilla frosting, licorice strip, color, chocolate chips
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