Description
Delightful and spooky Peanut Butter Spider Cookies perfect for Halloween gatherings, combining peanut butter and chocolate for a flavor explosion.
Ingredients
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- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (plus extra for rolling)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 18 mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 36 candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a larger bowl, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the peanut butter, then add the egg and vanilla extract, beating until smooth.
- Gradually stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Divide the dough into 18 equal portions and roll each into a ball, then coat in extra granulated sugar.
- Place the cookie balls on a baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between them, and bake for about 10 minutes.
- Press an indentation into the center of each cookie after removing them from the oven.
- Melt chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of butter over low heat until smooth.
- Place a mini Reese’s in the indentation on each cookie, drizzle melted chocolate over the Reese’s, and add candy eyes.
Notes
Customize your spiders with different candies for legs. Use almond butter or sun butter for peanut allergies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg