CHIPS AHOY! Spider Whoopie Pies

Candy button eyes may bleed if stored in the freezer for more than 1 hour. If planning to freeze the whoopie pies longer than 1 hour, do not add the candy button eyes until just before serving the whoopie pies. Or, you can instead use mini chocolate chips for the eyes since they can be frozen up to 1 week before serving the whoopie pies. Use additional whipped topping to attach the chocolate chips to the whoopie pies.

To make the eyes pop even more, cut 16 small red gumdrop candies crosswise in half, and increase the measure of white icing to 2 Tbsp.  Use half of the icing to attach 1 candy button eye to rounded side of each gumdrop piece, then use remaining icing to attach flat sides of gumdrop pieces to tops of whoopie pies.