Description
Spider Cookies are a fun and festive Halloween treat featuring soft peanut butter cookies topped with miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups and decorated with candy eyes and chocolate to resemble spiders. These easy-to-make cookies combine classic flavors with a playful presentation, perfect for parties or spooky celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more for rolling
- 1 egg
Decoration
- 1/4 cup chocolate melting wafers
- 12 miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups
- 24 mini candy eyes
Instructions
- Make cookie dough: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat. In a medium bowl, mix together 1 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 egg until well combined. If the dough feels sticky, refrigerate it for 10-20 minutes to make it easier to handle.
- Roll in sugar: Divide the dough into 12 equal portions, rolling each into a 1-inch ball. Roll each ball in granulated sugar until fully coated. Place the sugared dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet spaced apart. Press down on each ball with a fork to create a crosshatch pattern.
- Bake: Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are very lightly browned. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the cookies rest on the pan for 2 minutes to firm up.
- Place peanut butter cups: While the cookies are still warm, gently press one miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup onto the center of each cookie. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Decorate like spiders: Melt the chocolate melting wafers in a microwave-safe bowl, heating in 30-second intervals and stirring in between until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to a zip-top bag and snip off a small corner. Pipe two dots of chocolate onto each peanut butter cup to create eyes, then attach two mini candy eyes onto the dots. Next, use the melted chocolate to draw four legs on each side of the Reese’s cup to resemble spider legs. Allow the chocolate to harden before serving.
Notes
- These peanut butter spider cookies are perfect for Halloween and other fun occasions.
- If the dough is too sticky to handle, chilling it before rolling helps.
- You can substitute chocolate melting wafers with regular chocolate chips if preferred.
- Be sure to allow cookies to cool before decorating to prevent melting and smudging.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 273 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 199 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
