Description
Spider Peanut Butter Cookies are the perfect treat to delight both kids and adults this Halloween. These charming cookies combine the classic taste of peanut butter with a fun twist by transforming them into adorable spiders. Each cookie features a soft, chewy peanut butter base topped with chocolate candies for the body and head, finished off with candy eyes and chocolate legs. Ideal for Halloween parties or as a spooky surprise, these cookies are sure to be a hit!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
- 24 large round chocolate candies (for spider bodies)
- 24 small round chocolate candies (for spider heads)
- 48 candy eyes
- 1/2 cup chocolate frosting (for piping legs)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, cream together softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add peanut butter, then eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually mix into the wet ingredients until combined.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls; coat in granulated sugar and place on baking sheets 2 inches apart.
- Press down each ball with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until edges are golden; cool on wire racks.
- Prepare chocolate frosting for piping legs. Assemble each spider by placing large chocolate candies on cookies for bodies, attaching smaller candies for heads with frosting, adding candy eyes, and piping legs.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (30g)
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg