These edible spiders are made from Royal Icing, which needs to be used right away since it hardens to a rocklike texture very quickly! Mix up the Royal Icing per the recipe, and add black gel food coloring to get the mixture as dark as you can. It will dry a darker color than your wet icing looks. I only made a third of the Royal Icing recipe and I still had tons of icing left over after making two dozen spiders.
These are very fragile, especially peeling off the waxed paper, since the legs tend to break off. Place gently around your party table for a spooky look, but if you place near moisture, you might have a black food coloring mess that will be difficult to clean!
