Creepy 3D Spider Cookies

I can tell it is almost Fall because the spiders are moving in! Every time I walk into my living room or kitchen, they scurry across the floor. Some of them are not small either. They are as big as a watermelon! OK, maybe not that big but they might as well be! Let me just say I love nature! Seriously, love it!  I love it as long as it stays OUTSIDE!! I don’t like creepy-legged crawly things in my kitchen, but there is a lesson to be learned here. You can get inspiration from creepy, crawly, ugly things that freak you out, then make a creepy 3-D spider cookie!

Do you know how to make Royal Icing Transfers? If not, click here and you will have the know-how to make these creepy dudes! I will be totally honest with you and tell you that before you make them and try to ship them to your BFF, they will not ship. Like all spiders, they will break if you squash them. Did you know spiders will die if you drop them because they don’t have bones? But seriously, who is going to hold one? NOT ME! If you make these and take them to a party, you will definitely be asked, “How did you do that?” And you can smile and say, “It was so hard and took me weeks, but I was happy to do it for you!” You will be an instant Halloween Hero, and only you will know how easy they were to make.

Supplies for Creepy 3-D Spider Cookies:

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Large Royal Icing Transfers
Smaller Royal Icing Transfers
Royal Icing Legs
White Icing
Black Icing
Orange Non-Pareils for the Eyes
Boo Boo Stick or Toothpick

The fun part of this spider cookie is making the Royal Icing Transfers. See how to make them here.

For each spider, you will need:
1. 2 Bodies (I used the black leftover owl eyes from these cookies. Glue them together with some icing to make a nice fat body.)
2. 2 Heads (Glue them together with some icing to make a nice round head.)
3. 8 Legs (I piped V’s with a dot on the point of the V. It will make a cute spider leg.) Make extra. They will break and that’s ok!

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I am going to let these speak for themselves, but I will share one piece of advice. When you make the rings, start with the big one first. When I started with the small one, my big one was lopsided.

While the web is still wet, add the spider body.

Then, cover with dots. Pipe them with space in between each one and let it dry for a few minutes, then add the rest until the entire body is covered.

Next, add a drop of icing to the end of the leg that is going to be placed on the spider. Then, carefully place it on the leg and sink the foot into the icing. Mine stayed in place once I stuck it into the cookie. I think it was because the icing on the cookie had dried just enough to hold it.

Next, add dots for the feet. Doesn’t this look cool? It will look better once you add the head! Hold me!! Headless spiders scare me!!!

Once you have the head in place, add 2 small drops of royal icing for the eyes and add the orange non-pareils. I used the candy tweezers I got here. Let him dry overnight. It looks like he is smiling at me! He can smile all he wants, and I still won’t like spiders! lol

 

I do, however,  like Creepy 3D Spider Cookie Halloween Post Cards! What about you? The postcard…

Or the original picture?

 

Just remember, when you see something creepy, crawly, and just plain old ugly, use it for inspiration. If you have Arachnophobia, don’t worry, here are some other fun Fall favorites: Candy Corn Cookies, Monster Cookies, 3-D Cat, Dracula Cupcakes, Frankenstein & The Bride of Frankenstein Cupcakes, Owl Cookies, or Owl Cookies with a Pumpkin Cutter, Popcorn Ball Pumpkin Patch, and Pumpkin Patch Popcorn Poppers.

Bear hugs,