Halloween cookies

For Family Home Evening on Monday

I was inspired by Bakerella's Halloween cookies

and decided to make some too, with a little help from the kids.

Of course I made a few changes.....

I used the cake mix cookie recipe for my cookie.

1 chocolate fudge cake mix

2/3 C shortening

2 eggs

mix well, form into balls, approx 1-2 inches in diameter

I found if you left them in balls they were quite crackled across the top but if I

smooshed the balls down a bit they had a smoother top. Your choice.

I liked them smooshed...

bake at 350 for 9-12 minutes

I made the chocolate syrup chocolate frosting from the cupcake doctor

(That frosting is a dessert by itself.)

and regular buttercream frosting

we tinted some orange, some green and we

got out our halloween sprinkles

and decorated

our little hearts out

Carly and Jacob did pretty well at making the spiderwebs and spiders.

We didn't use Trix like Bakerella, just made our spiders all out of frosting.

They practiced their spiders on some extra cardboard before piping them on their cupcakes. I was proud of their accomplishments. So proud, in fact, that we ate them all before we got a final photo of our beautiful spiderwebs on a plate... oops!

Here's my best picture of our spiderweb cookies

You don't see any pictures of Rachel decorating because she was sick that day. We wouldn't let her near the kitchen. She had a fever of 102 all day Sunday and Monday. She got so mad at me for making her stay home Tuesday as well to continue recuperating. "I am going to miss play practice and I FEEL FINE!!!!" she exclaimed, right after she blew her nose and right before she coughed....

I can be soo overprotective sometimes!