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Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies That Will Haunt Your Halloween

These Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are a delightful Halloween treat that combines rich peanut butter with fun decorations.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 46 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Calories: 180

Ingredients
  

For the Dough
  • 0.5 cups Unsalted Butter softened
  • 0.5 cups Brown Sugar packed
  • 0.5 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cups Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 1.5 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 0.5 teaspoons Salt
For the Coating and Topping
  • 0.5 cups Granulated Sugar (for rolling)
  • 12 pieces Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
  • 0.5 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 10 pieces Candy Eyeballs

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Electric mixer
  • Baking sheet
  • Piping bag

Method
 

Step-by-Step Instructions
  1. Prepare Your Peanut Butter Cups: Place the mini Reese’s cups in the freezer for about 20 minutes.
  2. Mix the Wet Ingredients: Cream together softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract.
  3. Combine the Dry Ingredients: Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  4. Shape the Cookie Dough: Form the dough into tablespoon-sized balls, roll in granulated sugar, and place on a baking sheet.
  5. Bake the Cookies: Bake cookie dough balls for 8-11 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
  6. Press in the Reese’s Cups: Press a chilled Reese’s cup into the center of each cookie after baking.
  7. Add Spider Legs and Eyes: Melt chocolate chips and pipe chocolate legs onto each cookie. Secure candy eyeballs on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 200IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Chill Reese’s cups before baking for the best results. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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