Spooky Spider Halloween Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 1 1/2 cups white sugar

• 1 egg

Frosting

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 3 cups powdered sugar

• 1/3 cup butter, softened

• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

• 1-2 tablespoons milk

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees

• Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder in bowl (set aside)

• Cream together the butter and sugar until it's smooth

• Beat in the egg and vanilla

• Gradually blend the dry ingredients

• Roll dough into golf ball sized balls and place on cookie sheets

• Bake for 8-10

Frosting

• Mix together powdered sugar and butter

• Stir in vanilla and milk

• If frosting is too thick add more milk, if it is too thin add more powdered sugar

• Divide the frosting into two bowls, add black food coloring to one

• Pipe the frosting in circles alternating black and white starting from the outside until you get to the center of the cookie

• Use a knife/toothpick to create spider web effect by dragging the toothpick from the center out

• (Optional) add candy corn or pipe spiders for decoration