Preheat oven to 350 F.
Roll a rounded teaspoon full of cookie dough into balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Press the cookies with the back of a spoon, to create a slight bowl shape.
Bake 11-14 minutes, until edges are light golden brown. Don't worry, they'll keep cooking outside the oven.
Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet.
Remove from cookie sheet and allow to continue cooling on wire rack.
Prepare the chocolate frosting by scooping it into a piping bag.
Once the cookies are completely cool, pipe a small amount of icing onto the center of the cookies, as well as 8 thin legs on each.
Place the malt balls on the icing in the center of the cookie.
Pipe a small amount of icing to the back of the candy eyes, then stick them to the malt balls.