Halloween Recipe: Easy Chocolate Spider Biscuits
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Halloween spider biscuits recipe
Looking for an easy Halloween recipe to make with the kids? These chocolate spider biscuits are crisp, buttery and wonderfully spooky, making them a fun addition to any Halloween teatime spread. With their chocolate spider legs, sweet hazelnut bodies and sugar pearl eyes, these tasty homemade biscuits are perfect sweet treats to share with family and friends.
level
Easy
prep
30 min
chill
30 min
bake
10 min
total
1 hr 10 min
serves
6
ingredients
- 150 gPlain flour
- 75 gSoftened butter
- 75 gCaster sugar
- 1Egg
- 1 pinchSalt
- 50 gINTENSE EMBER Cooking chocolate
- 1 boxSugar-coated hazelnuts
- 1 handfulSugar pearls
method
- 1In a large bowl, rub the flour, sugar, salt and butter together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- 2Add the egg and bring everything together into a smooth ball of dough.
- 3Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
- 4Preheat the oven to 200°C. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 5 mm thick, then cut out rounds with a biscuit cutter or an upturned glass.
- 5Arrange the biscuits on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake for 10 minutes. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- 6Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie, then spoon it into a piping bag. Pipe spider legs onto each cooled biscuit.
- 7Place a sugar-coated hazelnut in the centre for the body, then add two sugar pearls for eyes, fixing them in place with a cocktail stick dipped in melted chocolate.
Enjoy straight away!
tip
For a gentler version the little ones will love, swap the Intense Ember for SILK REVERIE milk Cooking chocolate.
Don't change your recipe, change your chocolate.
discover our cooking chocolateHalloween Decorations: A Fun Baking Activity for Kids
These Halloween spider biscuits are more than just tasty sweet treats; they're also a fun way to get creative in the kitchen. The chocolate spider legs, hazelnut bodies and sugar pearl eyes make eye-catching edible decorations for your Halloween party table.
Get the children involved in decorating the cooled biscuits and let them enjoy creating their own spooky spiders. These homemade treats are ideal for Halloween parties, afternoon tea or a fun baking activity during the October half-term holidays.
A Few Ideas for More Halloween Sweet Treats
Looking for a few ideas to complete your Halloween spread? Pair these chocolate spider biscuits with other homemade Halloween sweet treats, such as ghost-shaped biscuits, pumpkin cupcakes or spooky chocolate brownies.
You can also use themed plates, colourful napkins and spooky Halloween decorations to create a festive teatime table. With a few simple touches and plenty of tasty treats, it's easy to make your Halloween celebrations extra special. The perfect recipe for a family teatime.
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