Miss Spider's Homespun Pumpkin Cookies

Hosting a ghoulish gathering this Halloween? Sweet pumpkin cookies with spooky spider web frosting are the perfect treat for your little goblins.

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Try this recipe at your child's next party. Double the ingredients or divide them in half, depending on the size of your celebration.

This recipe requires extra parent involvement and a watchful eye, because it may require sharp tools or hot pans.

Servings: 1 doz.

Prep Time: 30 min.

Cook Time: 25 to 30 mins.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 fifteen-oz. can pumpkin purée
1 egg
1 can vanilla frosting
1 cup vegetable shortening
Black frosting tubes
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
Toothpicks

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Help kids measure the baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a bowl.
Step 2
With a big spoon, cream the shortening, sugar, and pumpkin purée in a separate bowl. Add the egg and let kids mix it in.
Step 3
Show kids how to sift in the dry ingredients and mix everything thoroughly with the spoon.
Step 4
Drop heaping spoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 25-30 minutes.
Step 5
When cooled, ice cookies with frosting. Use the black frosting tubes to draw concentric circles on each. Use a toothpick to pull the black frosting out from the center (like spokes of a wheel).

Nurtition Facts

Calories: 607
Total Fat: 22g
Saturated Fat: 13g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 24mg
Sodium: 259mg
Total Carbs: 103g
Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 82g
Protein: 3g

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