Spooky Halloween Chocolate Chip Cookies with Spiders

These Halloween chocolate chip cookies with spiders are the perfect treat for your spooky celebration. The chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy, topped with a gooey chocolate spider for an extra scare factor. Kids and adults alike will love sinking their teeth into these deliciously frightful cookies.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• Black decorating gel for spiders

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until creamy.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Gradually mix in the flour mixture until well combined.
6. Stir in the chocolate chips.
7. Drop tablespoon-sized dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
8. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Let cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
10. Once cooled, use black decorating gel to create spider shapes on the cookies.

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