Description
Spooky Halloween “Peanut Butter Spider Cookies” invite playful baking adventures with creepy chocolate legs and googly candy eyes. Crafty dessert makers can delight guests with this whimsical sweet treat perfect for seasonal celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies Base:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Decoration Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (for spider body)
- 1/4 cup chocolate melting wafers
- 1/4 cup white chocolate melting wafers
- 24 chocolate candies (for spider eyes)
Piping and Assembly:
- 1 piping bag
- 1 small round piping tip
- 1 offset spatula
- 1 toothpick (for creating web details)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together softened butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, creating a smooth cookie dough.
- Scoop rounded tablespoon-sized balls onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Melt chocolate wafers separately in microwave-safe bowls, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
- Transfer melted white and dark chocolate to separate piping bags fitted with small round tips.
- Warm peanut butter slightly to create a more spreadable consistency.
- Use an offset spatula to spread a small amount of peanut butter on each cooled cookie.
- Place chocolate candies as spider eyes in the center of each cookie.
- Pipe dark chocolate legs radiating from the peanut butter body to create spider shapes.
- Use a toothpick to draw delicate white chocolate web details around the spider design.
- Refrigerate cookies for 10 minutes to set the chocolate decorations.
- Serve and enjoy your spooky halloween treats.
Notes
- Add extra crunch by mixing chopped peanuts into the cookie dough for a nutty texture boost.
- Swap traditional peanut butter with almond or sunflower seed butter to create allergy-friendly alternatives.
- Use gluten-free flour blend to make these cookies suitable for those with wheat sensitivities.
- Create mini spiders by reducing cookie ball size and adjusting baking time slightly shorter for perfectly proportioned treats.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 191
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 99 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 14 mg