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Spider Cookies

These Halloween Spider Cookies are chewy peanut butter treats with Reese’s cups, candy eyes and chocolate “legs” for a spooky-cute bite.
Prep Time4 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Cool Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Desserts, Halloween Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 60-Minutes or Less, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Halloween, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Cups
Servings: 16
Calories: 168kcal
Author: Eva Filer

Equipment

  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • 1 ½ Tablespoon Cookie Scoop
  • Cooling Rack

Ingredients

  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 150 grams granulated sugar about ¾ cup
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 16 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups
  • 2- ounce chocolate chips any kind
  • 32 candy eyeballs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine peanut butter, white sugar, egg and salt in a medium bowl and mix until smooth.
  • Using a 1 ½-tablespoon cookie scoop, place dough balls on baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 11 minutes, until cookies are slightly browned.
  • While still on the baking sheet, place a mini Reese’s upside-down in the center and lightly press down.
  • Allow them to cool mostly on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack.
  • Once fully cooled, melt chocolate in a heat-safe bowl incrementally in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each interval; alternatively, you can use a double boiler. Cool slightly then add to a piping bag or Ziploc bag and cut a small hole in the tip.
  • Pipe chocolate where the eyeballs will be as “glue” and then 8 legs.

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Notes

  • Press Reese’s cups into cookies while still warm so they stick. If you are using already made peanut butter cookies, you can use some of the melted chocolate to act as “glue” to stick them together.
  • Let cookies fully cool before decorating or the chocolate can melt.
  • A small round tip or Ziploc bag with the corner snipped makes clean chocolate “legs.”
  • If you use room temperature ingredients it will help the dough mix together more smoothly.
  • I like to use dark chocolate not just because it is my favorite, but it makes the spider legs stand out better.
 
  • Nutritional information includes all of the chocolate but you may have some left over.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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