Spider Cookies

Since we are getting close to Halloween, I thought I would start out with a cookie recipe.  I wanted the kids to take some treats in to class, but I didn't want to send enormous cupcakes, and I didn't want anything too entailed.  I found a recipe for chocolate chip cookies with chocolate spiders as the decoration.  I thought they would be super simple.  Compared to some of the intricately iced cookies that are on Pinterest, I suppose they were. 

You were supposed to use regular sized chocolate chips, turn them upside down, and pipe chocolate on for the head and legs.  Hmmm. There had to be an easier way!  I just made a regular chocolate chip cookie recipe, then used one of the larger chocolate chips right in the center (They are called "mini kisses") and turned it upside down for the body.  The piping didn't work well for me.  It didn't really blend in nicely.  So, while the cookies were still warm, I took a toothpick and dragged the chocolate over from the body to form legs.  It started to get a little stressful because the cookies were cooling and the chocolate became harder to spread.  I also did the odd cookie with a smaller spider made out of a regular chocolate chip.  I think the cookies with 2 spiders look better.

I'll let you be the judge on whether or not these pass the test.  As a side note, one little boy thought they were suns.  What do kindergarteners know anyway?

What to search for on Pinterest: spider chocolate chip cookies
Pros: can use your go to chocolate chip cookie recipe, few decorating ingredients
Cons: slightly difficult to get the legs all done before the chocolate cools
Would I make these again? Unlikely