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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Nov 04 2025 : 5:57:46 PM
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I guess the tarantulas reproduced during transit. Look what arrived in my mailbox:
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~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2025 : 6:09:09 PM
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| Yikes!!! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1744 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1744 Posts |
Posted - Nov 04 2025 : 6:34:05 PM
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| Oh my….. I could NOT eat that!!! |
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Wanda Sue
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month-August 2022 |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5474 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
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Posted - Nov 04 2025 : 7:44:36 PM
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Hee, Hee, Hee!! Enjoy:-)
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If you want the recipe for the Chocolate Tarantulas Cookies just let me know. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
387 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2025 : 07:19:43 AM
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| haha, I wonder if I could make a small enough cookie to fit in a kid's lunch box... Not sure if there would be takers for a whole batch! |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5474 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5474 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2025 : 08:52:34 AM
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| Oh I am sure you could Chris. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5474 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5474 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2025 : 09:00:59 AM
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Here is the receipe:-) I was surprised by how many receives are on Pinterest.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Tarantula Cookies
Tarantula Cookies (Adapted from Rachael Ray Magazine)
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
10 tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
16 ounce bag thin pretzel sticks (you won't use them all)
24 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons canola oil
chocolate sprinkles
small red candies (Red Hots)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda
In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugars until smooth and creamy. Mix in egg and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Gradually mix in dry ingredients until the dough is stiff and smooth.
Evenly divide the dough into 24 potions, rolling each into a ball or rounded rectangle - place 9 pieces of dough to a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet and press 4 pretzel sticks firmly into each side of the dough balls. If you find the sticks seem too long, break off about 1/4" from one side before placing them into the dough.
Place into the oven and bake until the cookies are just firm to the touch and the tops show a small crack or two - about 10 to 13 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before gently transferring the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
In a large microwave-safe container, melt chocolate chips and oil on medium power, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Place one baked and cooled cookie onto a large fork and while holding it over the bowl of melted chocolate, use a spoon or small scoop to cover the top of the cookie and pretzel legs entirely with chocolate, gently tapping off the excess.
Transfer coated cookie to a wire rack set over a baking sheet to collect any drips - repeat process to coat 3 or 4 cookies. Sprinkle cookies with the chocolate sprinkles and press 2 red candies onto each for eyes. This way the chocolate has a chance to set slightly so the sprinkles and candies won't slide right off. Repeat process to coat every cookie.
Set cookies aside for several hours to set.
Makes 24. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
347 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2025 : 10:59:17 AM
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| The gummy spider makes me laugh out loud!! Darling cookies, Debbie! So much fun! |
Dreamer42
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
387 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - Nov 06 2025 : 08:22:28 AM
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There are a lot of recipes on Pinterest, aren't there? I love that the internet had so many with pictures and reviews, but now it can feel like I'm scrolling through a casino of ads and pop-ups just to get to the ingredients list.
How do you all organize your recipes? Memorize them? Box of index cards? Keep the cookbooks they came from? Some other strategy? So far, I've been keeping mine in google drive (basically a word processing app that backs up to the cloud) -- not ideal to reference when my hands are covered with flour!
It looks like if I wanted to do single serving tarantulas, I could do pre-packaged cookie dough (or some diy version that is freezable) + pretzel legs + melted chocolate + sprinkles + candy eyes... ? |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5474 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5474 Posts |
Posted - Nov 06 2025 : 09:25:40 AM
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| Chris, I am old fashion I guess, I have four recipes boxes I keep mine in. I have done it that way since the day we got married. I probably got a recipe box for a wedding gift who knows! I also have my favorite cookbooks I keep with the boxes on my little table in the kitchen. I still have and use my 1974 Betty Crocker Cookbook, I still use it a lot. It is so old I have taped the spine together so many times. But I would not trade that cookbook for anything. You should see me at Christmas time getting ready to bake and plans my meals. I have all my boxes and cookbooks spread out on the table going through them all getting my favorite recipes and looking for new ones too. It takes me days but I have so much fun doing it. It’s one of my many Christmas Traditions. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Edited by - Blessed in Colorado on Nov 06 2025 09:26:05 AM |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
387 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2025 : 08:14:09 AM
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| Wonderful! Thank you, this is inspiring me to a more analog approach. I have yet to find a cookbook "soulmate" but it looks like there are several copies of Betty (for kids and adults) in our local library... |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
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