Ingredients for Spider Brownies

Before we get into the fun decorations, let’s start with the base: a batch of gooey, chocolatey brownies. You can use a boxed brownie mix or make them from scratch. Below is a scratch recipe that always yields fudgy brownies.

For the Brownie Base:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 cup cocoa powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional for extra fudginess)

For the Spider Decorations:

• Mini chocolate truffles, peanut butter cups, or round chocolates (for spider bodies)

• Black or dark brown icing (for spider legs)

• Candy eyeballs (store-bought or homemade with icing)

• White icing (for spider webs)