{"id":5045,"date":"2016-10-10T14:18:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T21:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=5045"},"modified":"2016-10-10T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T21:18:19","slug":"spicy-spider-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=5045","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Spider Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker-1.jpg?resize=584%2C876\" alt=\"spicy-spider-bites-from-the-rowdy-baker\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker-1.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker-1.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>These spicy molasses cookies are slightly crisp on the outside and soft on the inside,\u00a0just like a spider!\u00a0Bwa ha ha. \u00a0I try to put aside my hatred of spiders when I decorate and eat these delightful, flavorful cookies, because at Halloween it&#8217;s kind\u00a0of fun to enjoy the food, yet be grossed out at the presentation\u2014sort of a &#8220;love to hate it&#8221; situation.<\/p>\n<p>The dough is very soft and must be chilled before rolling and baking, so planning ahead is a good idea. If you wrap it well, you can actually make this dough several days ahead&#8230;if you&#8217;re the efficient, organized type. (I salute you!)<\/p>\n<p>I made several batches of these a few years ago for a holiday bazaar, and they sold like crazy.\u00a0It&#8217;s a horrible picture, but you can see\u00a0how huge they were.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/spider-cookies.jpg?resize=300%2C227\" alt=\"spider-cookies\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/spider-cookies.jpg?resize=300%2C227 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/spider-cookies.jpg?resize=768%2C582 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/spider-cookies.jpg?resize=396%2C300 396w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/spider-cookies.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>But&#8230;not everyone wants a whole handful of cookie, so I improvised and made these cute little two-inch bites for this post.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5052\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=584%2C386\" alt=\"spicy-spider-bites-from-the-rowdy-baker\" width=\"584\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=1024%2C676 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=300%2C198 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=768%2C507 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?resize=454%2C300 454w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-from-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dough is very quick to make; just leave yourself plenty of time to chill it properly. It also helps to roll it out between two sheets of lightly floured parchment. And even though I really don&#8217;t like using shortening, it&#8217;s important in this recipe. All butter will make the cookies spread more, and you don&#8217;t want that!<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/spider-cookies-300x227.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Spicy Spider Bites<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">The Rowdy Baker<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSummary summary\">Makes about 8 dozen small (2-inch) cookies. You can make them larger or just lightly frost the rest when you get tired of making spiders!<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 cup butter, slightly softened<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 cup shortening<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 cup white sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 eggs<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">5 1\/2 cups all purpose flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon ground cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 1\/2 teaspoons ground ginger<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup molasses<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">*****<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Royal Icing &#8211; use your favorite recipe OR try mine:<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 cups powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons meringue powder (I use Wiltons brand, available in the cake decorating section)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 cup water<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">******<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Dark icing, melted chocolate, dark brown coated candy&#8230;whatever you want to use for the spider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a large bowl (a stand mixer is helpful) beat together the butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until well combined.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add eggs and beat until incorporated.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, salt, and baking powder.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a small bowl combine the molasses and sour cream. Whisk in the baking soda. It will foam up and lighten in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">At low speed, add 1\/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture. When most of the flour is mixed in, add 1\/3 of the molasses mixture. Repeat twice, scraping the sides of the bowl often. Do not overbeat!<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Chill dough for at least 2 hours. Overnight is better.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat oven to 375.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Roll out 1\/4 of the dough at a time, leaving the rest in the refrigerator. Dough should be about 1\/4-inch thick. Cut into circles and place on parchment covered baking sheet, 1 inch apart.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake small circles for 8-9 minutes, larger circles for 9-10 minutes. Touch the top of one cookie gently. If your finger leaves a mark, give them another minute. For crispy cookies, add an extra minute or two.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cool on a rack.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">To make royal icing: Combine powdered sugar, meringue powder, and water. Beat with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes, until thick and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Using a pastry bag and small tip (or a heavy zipper bag with the tip cut off) pipe spider webbing onto cool cookies: make a straight line from top to bottom, then side to side. Then two more lines diagonally, like cutting a pie into 8 pieces. Pipe near the outer edge of the cookie, swooping from one line to the next. Do it again closer to the center. That&#8217;s it!<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Hint: You can also coat the entire cookie in a thin layer of icing, let it dry, and then draw the web on with a food color pen like Wilton&#8217;s FoodWriter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">You can make the spider out of dark chocolate frosting (this is one of those times I&#8217;d encourage buying a can of frosting for simplicity), ganache, or by piping melted chocolate for the legs and head, and using a dark brown M&amp;M for the body.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3208<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5059\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5059\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Beat-butter-and-sugar-then-add-eggs.-Should-be-light-and-fluffy..jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"Beat butter and sugar, then add eggs. Mixture should be light and fluffy.\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Beat-butter-and-sugar-then-add-eggs.-Should-be-light-and-fluffy..jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Beat-butter-and-sugar-then-add-eggs.-Should-be-light-and-fluffy..jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Beat-butter-and-sugar-then-add-eggs.-Should-be-light-and-fluffy..jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Beat-butter-and-sugar-then-add-eggs.-Should-be-light-and-fluffy..jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Beat-butter-and-sugar-then-add-eggs.-Should-be-light-and-fluffy..jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Beat-butter-and-sugar-then-add-eggs.-Should-be-light-and-fluffy..jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beat butter and sugar, then add eggs. Mixture should be light and fluffy.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5058\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5058\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/combine-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/combine-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/combine-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/combine-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/combine-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/combine-dry-ingredients.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/combine-dry-ingredients.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5060\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5060\" class=\"wp-image-5060 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whisk-baking-soda-into-molasses-and-sour-cream.jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"In a small bowl, whisk baking soda into molasses and sour cream.\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whisk-baking-soda-into-molasses-and-sour-cream.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whisk-baking-soda-into-molasses-and-sour-cream.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whisk-baking-soda-into-molasses-and-sour-cream.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whisk-baking-soda-into-molasses-and-sour-cream.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whisk-baking-soda-into-molasses-and-sour-cream.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Whisk-baking-soda-into-molasses-and-sour-cream.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a small bowl, whisk baking soda into molasses and sour cream. It foams!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5061\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5061\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5061\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alternate-molasses-and-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"Alternate molasses and dry ingredients. Dry first, then wet. Repeat twice.\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alternate-molasses-and-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alternate-molasses-and-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alternate-molasses-and-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alternate-molasses-and-dry-ingredients.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alternate-molasses-and-dry-ingredients.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alternate-molasses-and-dry-ingredients.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alternate molasses and dry ingredients. Dry first, then wet. Repeat twice.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5062\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5062\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5062\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cover-and-chill-thoroughly..jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"Cover dough and chill thoroughly.\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cover-and-chill-thoroughly..jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cover-and-chill-thoroughly..jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cover-and-chill-thoroughly..jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cover-and-chill-thoroughly..jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cover-and-chill-thoroughly..jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cover-and-chill-thoroughly..jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover dough and chill thoroughly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5063\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5063\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5063\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cut-into-circles..jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"Cut circles and bake on parchment. Size is up to you!\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cut-into-circles..jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cut-into-circles..jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cut-into-circles..jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cut-into-circles..jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cut-into-circles..jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cut-into-circles..jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cut circles and bake on parchment. Size is up to you!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are two decorating options I like:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5067\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5067\" class=\"wp-image-5067 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen-3.jpg?resize=584%2C390\" alt=\"draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen-3.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen-3.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen-3.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/draw-web-on-white-icing-with-food-color-pen-3.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wait for the icing to dry (see the center? I didn&#8217;t wait long enough) and draw the web onto cookie with a food marker. OR pipe it with black icing or melted chocolate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5070\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5070\" class=\"wp-image-5070 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/icing-webs.jpg?resize=584%2C389\" alt=\"or pipe royal icing webs on plain cookies. \" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/icing-webs.jpg?resize=1024%2C682 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/icing-webs.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/icing-webs.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/icing-webs.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/icing-webs.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/icing-webs.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">or pipe royal icing webs on plain cookies. I think the spiders show up a little better this way.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To make the spiders, simply pipe on legs and a small head, using black icing or melted chocolate (I stir\u00a0a tiny bit of corn syrup into the warm chocolate, just until it thickens a little) and top it with a dark brown M&amp;M. You can find lots of different spider shapes on Google.<\/p>\n<p>I had intended to go all out with these\u2014make brown recluse and black widow spiders\u2014but it creeped me out so badly I just couldn&#8217;t do it. If you are tougher than I am, go for it.\u00a0Making these cookies\u00a0was bad enough for this\u00a0arachnophobe!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bite.jpg?resize=584%2C721\" alt=\"spicy-spider-bite\" width=\"584\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bite.jpg?resize=830%2C1024 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bite.jpg?resize=243%2C300 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bite.jpg?resize=768%2C947 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bite.jpg?w=1769 1769w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bite.jpg?w=1168 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This recipe makes a whopping 8 dozen small (2-inch) cookies. If you get tired of drawing webs and making spiders, you can always make them larger OR just lightly ice some of them with the crispy royal icing.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n<p>Lorinda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These spicy molasses cookies are slightly crisp on the outside and soft on the inside,\u00a0just like a spider!\u00a0Bwa ha ha. \u00a0I try to put aside my hatred of spiders when I decorate and eat these delightful, flavorful cookies, because at &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=5045\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11,83],"tags":[654,511,651,652,653,650,655],"class_list":["post-5045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cookies","category-holidays","tag-halloween-cookies","tag-soft-molasses-cookies","tag-spicy-molasses-cookies","tag-spicy-spider-bites","tag-spider-bites","tag-spider-cookies","tag-spiderweb-cookies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.therowdybaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Spicy-Spider-Bites-The-Rowdy-Baker.jpg?fit=3318%2C2212","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YuGU-1jn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5045"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5074,"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5045\/revisions\/5074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}