Cobweb Cookies

It's frightening how simple it is to create these creepy Halloween cookies right on your stove top!

Makes: 2 1/2 dozen 4- to 5-inch cookies

3/4 cup Gold Medal all-purpose or unbleached flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
Powdered sugar

1. Beat all ingredients except powdered sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour batter into plastic squeeze bottle with narrow opening. Heat 8-inch skillet over medium heat until hot; grease lightly.

2. Working quickly, squeeze batter to form 4 straight, thin lines that intersect at a common center point to form a star shape. To form cobweb, squeeze thin streams of batter to connect lines.

3. Cook 30 to 60 seconds or until bottom is golden brown; carefully turn. Cook until golden brown; remove from skillet. Cool on wire rack.

4. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet 5 to 7 minutes or until almost crisp (cookies will become crisp as they cool). Remove from cookie sheet; cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Store cookies in container with loose-fitting cover.

Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 55 (Calories from Fat 20 ); Total Fat 2 g (Saturated Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15 mg; Sodium 5 mg; Total Carbohydrate 8 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1 g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%

Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fat

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Purchasing
If you don't have a squeeze bottle at home to use, you can pick up a plastic picnic-style bottle for ketchup at your grocery or discount store.
Special Touch

Planning a party? Display your cookies and assorted candies on a tray on a Halloween-decorated table. Draw a large spider to stand guard over your treats!

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved