Directions

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray, or line with silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
• Step 2
  In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl with hand mixer or in bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter, sugars and vanilla until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time; beat until creamy, scraping sides of bowl as necessary. Add flour mixture, half at a time; beat slowly until just combined. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.
• Step 3
  Drop 1-inch mounds of dough on baking sheet, spaced slightly apart. Place additional 1–3 chocolate chips, flat-side up, on each cookie (1 will become a spider). Bake 8–12 minutes or until very edges of cookies are golden. Allow to cool completely.
• Step 4
  Place remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips in small plastic bag; seal top. Heat water in microwave-safe mug until hot, but not boiling. Submerge bottom of bag in water until chocolate melts. Use sharp scissors to snip tiny corner from bag. Carefully pipe 8 thin chocolate legs around one flat chocolate chip to create a spider. Allow to cool before serving. Store in an airtight container.