Description
Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween. These chewy peanut butter cookies are topped with mini Reese’s cups and decorated with chocolate spider legs and candy eyeballs for a spooky touch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter (not natural)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Extra granulated sugar (for rolling)
- 24 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, unwrapped and chilled
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (for spider legs)
- Candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Prep the Reese’s & Oven: Unwrap the Reese’s cups and place them in the freezer. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Make the Dough: In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Gradually mix in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until the dough is just combined.
- Form the Cookies: Roll tablespoon-sized balls of dough in your hands, then roll them in granulated sugar. Place the dough balls on a baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake for 8-11 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to crack.
- Add Reese’s: As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press a chilled mini Reese’s into the center of each cookie. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 15-20 minutes.
- Make Spider Legs: Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Transfer the melted chocolate to a squeeze bottle or use a zip-top bag with a small corner cut off to pipe 4 legs on each side of the Reese’s cup.
- Attach the Eyes: Use a small dab of the melted chocolate to attach candy eyeballs to the Reese’s cups.
Notes
- Ensure that the Reese’s cups are chilled before use to keep them from melting too much when pressed into the warm cookies.
- For best results, use creamy peanut butter that is not natural, as natural peanut butter can affect the dough’s texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 13 grams
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg