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    Home » Recipes

    Black Widow Cookies

    Published: Apr 28, 2016 · Modified: May 7, 2016 by Alison · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Black Widow Cookies

    Shhh… Don’t tell anyone that I am #TeamCap but secretly love Black Widow. I mean she can kick some major butt. With the Captain America Civil War movie hitting theaters on 5/6/16 I thought it was the perfect opportunity to make some Black Widow cookies. It’s a great way to kick off the premiere of the movie that is a must-see for ages 10 and up.

    Black Widow Cookies

    (Yield 2 Dozen cookies)

    Cookie Ingredients

    • 3 C flour
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 3/4 C soft unsalted butter
    • 1 C granulated sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • circle cookie cutter

    Icing Ingredients

    • 2 egg whites
    • 1 1/2 C powder sugar
    • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • blue and red gel food coloring

    black widow cookie top view

    Cookie Directions

    1. Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.
    2. Add all 2 eggs at one time…Continue to mix.
    3. Add the vanilla.. Continue mixing.
    4. Sift the four, baking soda, and salt together.
    5. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture.
    6. Continue mixing to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly blended.
    7. Make the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling wrap completely covering the entire dough ball.
    8. Put in the refrigerator for about 6 hours or overnight. Check to see if the dough is firm.
    9. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
    10. Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.
    11. Put flour out on the cutting board, rub flour on the rolling-pin, and work some flour into the batter. (if needed).
    12. Roll the dough out on the cutting board and using the cookie cutter begin to make your cookies.
    13. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
    14. Using a metal spatula move the cut cookies to the parchment lined cookie sheet.
    15. Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes. Check to see if the cookies are thoroughly baked.
    16. Take the cookies off of the cookie sheet and put on a wire rack to cool completely. (About 10 minutes).

    Icing Directions

    1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
    2. If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
    3. Divide the icing into 2 equal bowls.
    4. The first bowl of icing, add several drops of black. stir to mix
    5. The second bowl of icing, add several drops of red gel food coloring. Stir to mix.
    6. Spoon a little bit of each color of icing into individual frosting bags with a #2 cake decorating tip.
    7. Twist the open end of the bag to push the icing to the tip.
    8. In the same black icing bowl, add a few drops of water to thin the icing out.black widow cookie step 1
    9. Pipe a black line around the edge of the round cookie.
    10. Fill in with the black thinner icing.
    11. Let dry for 1 hour.black widow COOKIE step 2
    12. Using the red icing, pipe on an hourglass shape.
    13. Fill in with red.
    14. Let dry for 4 hours before enjoying!

    Black widow cookie final

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