Ingredients

Add these to the top of any cupcake

1 1/4 cups chow mein noodles
2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup crispy rice cereal

Directions

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and set aside.

Measure out 3/4 cup chow mein noodles and break them into small pieces. Break the remaining noodles into 2-inch pieces. These will be the spiders' legs. Set the noodles aside in separate groupings.

Combine the chocolate chips and milk in a saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the confectioners' sugar, cereal and the small chow mein noodle pieces until blended.

Drop the chocolate mixture by tablespoons in a slightly oblong shape onto the prepared baking sheet. You will have about 30 bodies, about 2 inches in size. Immediately insert the noodle legs into the spider bodies, four on one side and four on the opposite side. Space them evenly apart. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator and chill the spiders until hardened, 30 to 40 minutes.

Once chilled, remove them from the waxed paper by pushing up from the underside of the waxed paper.

Store spiders in plastic storage container at room temperature for up to 2 days.