Chocolate Spiderweb Cookies |
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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Start with a recipe for basic chocolate cookies and turn them into Halloween treats by decorating the tops of the cookies with white icing in spiderweb design. Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/3 cup vegetable shortening |
2/3 cup granulated sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 large egg white |
cooking spray |
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted |
3 tablespoons 2% reduced-fat milk |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Place shortening in a large mixing bowl; beat with a heavy-duty mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add the granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until well blended. Add vanilla and egg white; beat well. Add flour mixture; beat until well blended.
3. Turn dough out onto wax paper; shape into a 6-inch log. Wrap log in wax paper. Freeze 2 hours or until very firm.
4. Cut log into 24 (1/4-inch) slices, and place slices 1 inch apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350º for 10 minutes or until set. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
5. Combine powdered sugar and milk in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk until smooth. Spoon into a small zip-top plastic bag; seal. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag. Working with 1 cookie at a time, pipe 3 concentric circles onto each cookie. Starting at center circle, pull a wooden pick through other circles at regular intervals to create a web.
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