Chocolate Spiders
Why I Love This Recipe
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with an 850-watt microwave.
Ingredients You'll Need
8 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate
2 cups miniature marshmallows
Black or red shoestring licorice
24 small round candy-coated milk chocolate balls (such as Hersheys or Sixlets)
Directions
n a microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate for 2 minutes at 50% power, stirring after 1 minute.
Stir until melted; let stand for 5 minutes.
Stir in marshmallows.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a waxed paper-lined baking sheet.
Cut licorice into 2-in. pieces; press eight pieces into each mound for legs.
Press two chocolate balls into each for eyes. Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
