{"id":4353,"date":"2013-10-19T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=4353"},"modified":"2015-12-09T02:24:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T02:24:05","slug":"spider-chocolate-chip-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4353","title":{"rendered":"Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using a traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe, we make them into Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies for Halloween using melted chocolate!\u00a0 The chocolate chip cookies are chewy and delicious&#8230;.and the spiders are sure to gross out your guests!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O2ofeNQrw14\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Idea inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iambaker.net\" target=\"_blank\">iambaker.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2 \u00bc cups (270 grams) all purpose flour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00bd teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking soda<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1 cup (240 grams) butter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00bd \u00a0cup (50 grams) granulated sugar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1 cup (180 grams) brown sugar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1 teaspoon (5 grams) salt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2 teaspoons (10 milliliters) vanilla extract<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2 large (104 milliliters\/3.5 ounces) eggs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">2 cups (454 grams\/16 ounces) chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Preheat oven to 350\u02daF\/180\u02daC. \u00a0Line a baking tray with parchment paper.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl and mix. \u00a0Set aside for later. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars. \u00a0With the mixer on low speed, add eggs one at a time, and vanilla.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Continuing to mix, add the flour mixture and mix until combined. \u00a0Finally, add the chocolate chips. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Scoop out cookie dough by the tablespoon onto the baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days or freeze in a sealed container for up to two months. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To make Spiders:<\/p>\n<p>When you pull the tray out of the oven, while the cookies are still warm, insert a chocolate chip upside down for the spider&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<p>Melt reserved chocolate chips and put into piping bag with a small part of the tip cut off.\u00a0 When cookies have cooled, pipe on 8 spider legs onto chocolate chips that are prominent.\u00a0 If no chocolate chips are prominent, while cookies are still warm, place one\/two chips upside down in the cookie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9855blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4360\" title=\"Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9855blog.jpg\" alt=\"Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9855blog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9855blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the video, I inadvertently forgot the step where you put the chips in for the spider body! \u00a0Oops. \u00a0When the cookies are still warm, place a chocolate chip upside down and you will have a spider&#8217;s body! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I also found that the finer the cut on the end of the piping bag, the &#8220;grosser&#8221; the spiders looked. \u00a0If you use a wide leg, the spiders tended to look immature (for lack of a better word) . . . the skinnier they were, the creepier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9877blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4361\" title=\"Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9877blog.jpg\" alt=\"Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9877blog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC_9877blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4353\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4353\" data-text=\"Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=4353\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D4353&amp;linkname=Spider%20Chocolate%20Chip%20Cookies\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using a traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe, we make them into Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies for Halloween using melted chocolate!\u00a0 The chocolate chip cookies are chewy and delicious&#8230;.and the spiders are sure to gross out your guests! 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