Healthier fall eats and ghoulish treats on Shine

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SPIDER WEB COOKIES

Ingredients

• 1  cup  all-purpose flour
• 1/3  cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 1/3  cup  vegetable shortening
• 2/3  cup  granulated sugar
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1  large egg white
• Cooking spray
• 2  cups  powdered sugar, sifted
• 3  tablespoons  2% reduced-fat milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350º.
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Place shortening in a large mixing bowl; beat with a heavy-duty mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add the granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until well blended. Add vanilla and egg white; beat well. Add flour mixture; beat until well blended.
Turn dough out onto wax paper; shape into a 6-inch log. Wrap log in wax paper. Freeze 2 hours or until very firm.
Cut log into 24 (1/4-inch) slices, and place slices 1 inch apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350º for 10 minutes or until set. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.
Combine powdered sugar and milk in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk until smooth. Spoon into a small zip-top plastic bag; seal. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag. Working with 1 cookie at a time, pipe 3 concentric circles onto each cookie. Starting at center circle, pull a wooden pick through other circles at regular intervals to create a "web."