Description
These Spooky Spider Brownies are the perfect Halloween dessert—rich, fudgy brownies decorated with candy eyes and chocolate legs. Fun, easy, and kid-friendly, they’re ideal for parties, bake sales, or family nights.
Ingredients
Scale
For the brownies:
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
For the decorations:
Candy eyes
Pretzel sticks or licorice strings (for legs)
Melted chocolate or black icing (for attaching)
Optional: sprinkles or edible glitter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk melted butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Gently fold into the wet mixture.
- Spread batter evenly in pan and bake 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
- Decorate each brownie with two candy eyes and pretzel/licorice legs, using melted chocolate to secure.
- Add sprinkles or edible glitter for extra spooky fun.
Notes
- For fudgier brownies, slightly underbake and cool fully before slicing.
- Make ahead: bake brownies a day in advance and decorate before serving.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze undecorated brownies for a month.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: ~290 kcal
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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