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Spider Infested Chocolate Chip Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange
October 21, 2014 by Laura 18 Comments
These Spider Infested Chocolate Chip Cookies are easy–even for the fine motor skill impaired, i.e., me, and are a big hit with the kids!
I apologize for essentially sharing the same recipe 2 months in a row, but the theme this month for Creative Cookie Exchange is, you guessed it, Halloween! And holiday cookies, especially Halloween cookies, are often more about decorating tricks than actual flavor anyway.
I got the idea for these spider chocolate chip cookies on Pinterest, from a blog called Hungry Happenings, and the minute I saw them I knew they would be my choice for this Creative Cookie Exchange. Now when you…
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