Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
A fun and spooky twist on classic cookies featuring a peanut butter base and decorated like spiders, perfect for Halloween!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup melted chocolate
- Reese’s Pieces or mini peanut butter cups
- Candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix the peanut butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and baking soda until well combined.
- Shape the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until slightly golden.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Dip the tops of cookies in melted chocolate.
- Add Reese’s Pieces or mini peanut butter cups for bodies, pretzels for legs, and candy eyes.
- Let the chocolate set.
Notes
Chill the dough for 30 minutes if it spreads too much while baking. These cookies freeze well for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Halloween cookies, spider cookies, peanut butter cookies, spooky treats