Add a spooky twist to your Halloween dessert tray with Oreo spider cookies! These adorable treats are perfect for parties or as gifts for friends and family. With just a few simple steps, you can create these cute and tasty spider cookies that will soon be your favorite cookies. Enjoy a delightful combination of chocolate, crunch, and creepy-crawly fun. Don’t miss out on making this easy treat for Halloween

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Your Halloween is not complete until you have tasted these delicious cookies. Kids are encouraged to help make these easy Oreo spider cookies. Keep in mind there is no wrong way to design the top of the cookies. Place a variety of eyeball sizes on each spider to add some unique traits to each spider cookie.

Why You Will Love Halloween Oreo Spider Cookies

People love to make Oreo spider cookies for several reasons. Firstly, they are incredibly cute and fun to create, making them a popular choice for Halloween treats. The process of assembling the cookies with Oreos as the spider body, pretzel sticks as legs, and candy pieces as eyes is enjoyable and engaging, especially for kids. The simplicity of the recipe, often requiring only a few ingredients and no baking or cooking, makes it accessible for anyone to try. Additionally, Oreo spider cookies are versatile and customizable, allowing individuals to add their own creative touches or adapt them to dietary preferences, such as gluten-free options. These tasty treats not only satisfy a sweet tooth but also bring a festive way to celebrate the holiday at your next Halloween party.

Spider Cookie Ingredients & Supplies

You only need a few simple ingredients and supplies to make these Halloween cookies. It’s definitely an easy recipe to make for your Halloween parties:

• 72 stick pretzels – for the spider legs
• 12 Oreo cookies (optional: Halloween Oreos)
• 24 Candy eyeballs
• Black cookie icing, chocolate frosting, or candy melts – to secure the candy eyes on top of the cookies.
• Parchment paper

How to make easy spider cookies

1. First, divide the cookie sandwich in half and place them on a single layer on top of parchment paper, wax paper or on top of a baking sheet.
2. Try to get more icing on one half of a cookie piece so the pretzel sticks stick inside the icing well.
3. Place three pretzel sticks on each side of the Oreos.
4. Next, place the other cookie on top making it a sandwich with the pretzel sticks secured in place.
5. Apply a small amount of black cookie icing on each candy eyeball and place two eye candies on the Oreo. The spider eyes are adorable!
6. Finally, allow the cookie icing to dry.
7. Enjoy! Store the Oreo cookie spiders in an airtight container or serve right away at room temperature.

Recipe Notes

• Replace the regular Oreos with Halloween Oreos that have an orange color to them inside.
• Real spiders have eight legs, but I have found it’s easier to place six pretzel sticks than eight. It can look crowded with eight pretzel sticks in each cookie sandwich.
• Replace pretzels with black licorice legs or pocky sticks.
• Use melted chocolate in a piping bag to draw mouths on the little guys or secure the candy eyes.
• Add candy corn for the spider’s nose.

More Halloween Treats Kids Love

• Halloween Spider Crackers – make not-so-scary snacks made with peanut butter.
• Oreo Spider cupcakes – Place our adorable Oreo spiders on top of the cupcakes to make this perfect treat!
• Spooky spider cookies – Make these creepy Halloween cookies with no special equipment.
• Jack-o-Lantern Fruit Cups – Transform mandarin cups into pumpkins.
• Halloween Fruit Cups – beautiful food art that is easy to make and tasty.
• Witch Broom Pretzels – Sweet and salty Halloween dessert bites.
• Spider web donuts – full of flavor and easy to decorate.
• Ghoulish Blondies – it’s hard to resist these cookie bars that look like ghouls!
• Frankenstein Pretzel Rods – a sweet and salty spooky treat.

Halloween spider cookies make the best Halloween party treats because they are visually appealing and full of sweet and salty flavors. Mix them with spider crackers, witch broom pretzels, and ghost cheese sticks. Check out our Halloween party spread that was recently featured on NBC’s Texas Today.

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