Scary Spiders

2 (1 oz) squares unsweetened chocolate

1 1/4 cup flour

1 1/2 t baking powder

1/4 t salt

1/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 t vanilla extract

40 cinnamon red hot candies

Preheat oven to 375 F. In a saucepan melt chocolate over low heat; let cool. In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. In a medium bowl beat butter on low speed until smooth. Add sugar and beat until creamy. Stir in egg, vanilla, and chocolate. Add flour mixture and mix well, forming a stiff dough. To make spider, shape a 2 inch oval for the body. Pinch a circle for the head. Shape dough for legs each about 2 inches long and less than 1/4 inch wide.

Attach the head and legs to the body. Put two red candies into head for the eyes. Bake for 8 minutes. Let spiders cool on the baking sheet to avoid breaking when moving.

Note: If you don't have the chocolate, you can substitute 3 T of unsweetened cocoa powder and 1 T shortening for every one ounce unsweetened chocolate called for in the recipe. Also, we made three long legs instead of 6 and then just pressed the body on top of them (they were less likely to break off this way). This cookie tastes similar to a brownie. It is yummy!