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A spread of Halloween cookies decorated with Royal Icing and Spider Webs

Royal Icing Halloween Spider Web Cookies

Create this spooky and unique Halloween cookies with a few simple ingredients and supplies!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen
Author:Andrea

Equipment

  • Stand up mixer or hand blender
  • Icing bottles and tips

Ingredients

  • 4 cups powdered sugar may need to add ½ cup powdered sugar for desired consistency
  • 2 egg whites room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • salt just a pinch
  • food coloring of your choice
  • 2 dozen sugar cookies unfrosted

Instructions

To make the royal icing

  • In a stand up mixer with a whisk attachment, or in a large bowl, combine the powdered sugar, starting with 4 cups, egg whites, cream of tartar and salt. Whisk till well combined.
  • Optional, add in ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract for added flavor
  • Test the consistency of the royal icing. It should run off the whisk in a slow steady stream. If it seems too thin, add in ¼ cup of powdered sugar and mix well. The consistency should be like thick molasses, not runny like maple syrup. Add in another ¼ cup of powdered sugar if needed.
  • When the consistency is correct, divide the icing up into small bowls. Add in your food coloring and stir well until there are no streaks. Add icing to decorating bottles.

To make the spider web cookies

  • With the white icing, outline the sugar cookie, then flood the center, spreading the icing around until the cookie is entirely filled in.
  • With the colored icing, immediately add a small dot to the center of the cookie. Then pipe in 3 concentric circles.
  • With a toothpick or fine tip decorating tool, begin at the center dot and drag the tip through the icing, working from the center out. Continue all the way around, until you have a complete spider web.
  • Allow icing to completely dry and set before eating and storing. May be stored for up to a week in a covered air tight container.

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Notes

If your icing starts to become stiff, simply stir in a small bit of water, about ½-1 tsp, until desired consistency is achieved again.
Make sure to immediately pipe in your spider web design. If you allow the icing to set a bit, you will not get as even and smooth of a design.
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