Description
These Spider Cookies are a fun and festive Halloween treat featuring classic peanut butter cookies topped with miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups, candy eyes, and chocolate spider legs. Crispy on the edges and chewy in the center, they’re perfect for spooky celebrations or a playful snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more for rolling
- 1 egg
Decorations
- 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 silicone baking mat. In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup of creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and 1 egg. Mix thoroughly until a dough forms. If the dough feels too sticky to handle, refrigerate it for 10 to 20 minutes to firm up.
- Roll dough in sugar: Use a medium cookie scoop or your hands to form 12 balls of dough, about 1 inch in diameter. Roll each ball in additional granulated sugar to coat and then place them evenly spaced on the prepared baking sheet. Using a fork, gently press down the tops of the dough balls in a crisscross pattern to flatten slightly.
- Bake the cookies: Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 2 minutes to firm up.
- Add peanut butter cups: While the cookies are still warm, press one miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Decorate like spiders: Melt the chocolate melting wafers in a microwave-safe bowl by heating in 30-second intervals, stirring between each until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to a small zip-top bag, snip off a tiny corner, and pipe two dots of chocolate on top of each Reese’s cup. Carefully attach two mini candy eyes on each peanut butter cup to create spider faces. Using the chocolate, draw four spider legs on each side of the peanut butter cup on the cookie surface. Let the chocolate fully harden before serving.
Notes
- These peanut butter spider cookies make a perfect spooky treat for Halloween parties.
- Rolling the dough balls in sugar adds a bit of extra texture and sweetness to the cookies.
- If you don’t have chocolate melting wafers, you can use semi-sweet chocolate chips melted with a teaspoon of vegetable oil.
- Make sure to let the chocolate decorations harden completely to avoid smudging.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 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
