Who can resist a dark, hairy spider that you can eat? The pic on the right is a Tarantula Cookie. It's part of Gourmet.com's Halloween recipes.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp baking soda
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 gran. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 bag of short, thin pretzel sticks
1 large bag of milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Chocolate sprinkles
Small red candies
Click the link above to check out how to make them. There are some other candy and cookie recipes at the site too, including Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle, Chocolate-Covered Raspberry Truffles, and Caramel Lollipops!














