Description
These Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are a delightful and spooky treat perfect for Halloween parties or festive baking. Soft peanut butter cookies with a surprise peanut butter cup center, chocolate legs, and candy eyes – a fun and delicious dessert!
Ingredients
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Cookies:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Decoration:
- 24 mini peanut butter cups (unwrapped and chilled)
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (for spider legs)
- 48 candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Form cookies: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Add decorations: Remove from the oven and immediately press a chilled mini peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Create spider legs: Once completely cooled, melt the chocolate chips and transfer to a piping bag or zip-top bag with a tiny corner snipped off. Pipe 3 small legs on each side of the peanut butter cup, then use a dab of melted chocolate to attach the candy eyes.
Notes
- Chill the peanut butter cups beforehand so they don’t melt when pressed into the warm cookies.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Perfect for Halloween parties and spooky-themed bakes!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
