Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C and line an oven tray with baking paper.

Step 2

Beat the butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl until combined.

Step 3

Slowly stir in sifted flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and sweetpotato puree.

Step 4

When all ingredients are combined, add the milk chocolate chips and desiccated coconut and work it into the dough.

Step 5

Place one tablespoon of mixture onto the lined oven tray (about 30g) each 10cm apart.

Step 6

Once the tray is full, bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes and once cooked, allow to cool.

Step 7

Using a small amount of warm melted dark chocolate, secure two Maltesers per cookie to form the spider’s body and head.

Step 8

Using a piping bag, create four lines of melted dark chocolate on each side of the cookie to form the spider’s legs.

Step 9

Stick on candy eyeballs with remaining melted chocolate and serve.