Description
These delightful Spider Cookies are a fun and festive treat perfect for Halloween. Made with creamy peanut butter, sugar, and egg, these cookies are rolled in sugar and baked until lightly golden. Each cookie is topped with a miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup and decorated with candy eyes and melty chocolate to create adorable spider designs.
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 (177°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together the peanut butter, sugar, and egg until well combined. If the dough feels too sticky, refrigerate it for 10-20 minutes to firm up.
- Roll 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 granulated sugar until fully coated, then place them spaced on the prepared baking sheet. Press each ball down gently with a fork to create a cross pattern on top.
- Bake: Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until they are very lightly browned on the bottoms. Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the pan for 2 minutes.
- Place peanut butter cups: While the cookies are still warm, place one miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup on top 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 in 30-second increments, stirring in between until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate into a zip-top bag and snip off a small edge for piping. Pipe two dots of chocolate on top of each Reese’s to act as glue, then attach two candy eyes onto each. Next, use the melted chocolate to draw four spider legs on each side of the peanut butter cup. Let the chocolate harden before serving.
Notes
- These peanut butter spider cookies are perfect for Halloween parties or themed gatherings.
- You can refrigerate the dough if it’s too sticky to handle easily.
- Use candy eyes and melting chocolate for the best decorative effect.
- 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
